Prospero Spínola

Prospero Spínola (1587–1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana (1637–1664).[1]

Most Reverend

Prospero Spínola
Bishop of Luni e Sarzana
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Luni e Sarzana
In office1637–1664
PredecessorGiovanni Domenico Spinola
SuccessorGiovanni Battista Spínola (archbishop)
Orders
Consecration25 October 1637
by Bernardino Spada
Personal details
Born
Died1664

Biography

Prospero Spínola was born in 1587 in Genoa, Italy.[2] On 7 September 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana.[1][2] On 25 October 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Ottavio Corsini, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus, and Biagio Proto de Rossi, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana until his death in 1664.[1][2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 226. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Prospero Spínola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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