Vittorino Mansi

Vittorino Mansi OSB (died 3 April 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ariano (1602–1611) and Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1599–1600).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Vittorino Mansi
Bishop of Ariano
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ariano
In office1602–161
PredecessorAlfonso Herrera (bishop)
SuccessorOttavio Ridolfi
Orders
Consecration7 February 1599
by Ottavio Paravicini
Personal details
Died3 April 1611
Ariano, Kingdom of Naples

Biography

Vittorino Mansi was ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 1 February 1599, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia.[1][2] On 7 February 1599, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Paravicini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio, with Properzio Resta, Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia, and Alessandro de Franceschi, Bishop Emeritus of Forlì, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 31 July 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Coadjutor Bishop of Ariano.[1][2]

On 20 December 1602, he succeeded to the bishopric.[2] He served as Bishop of Ariano until his death on 3 April 1611.[2]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV (in Latin). Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 94 and 140. Mansi was approved by Pope Clement VIII on 1 February 1599. On 31 July 1600 Mansi was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Ariano.
  2. "Bishop Vittorino Mansi, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2017


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