Agazio di Somma

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Most Reverend

Agazio di Somma
Bishop of Catanzaro
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Catanzaro
In office1664–1671
PredecessorFilippo Visconti
SuccessorCarlo Sgombrino
Orders
Consecration26 January 1659
by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born1591
Simeri, Italy
Died1 October 1671 (age 80)
Catanzaro, Italy
Previous post(s)Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1659–1664)

Agazio di Somma (1591 – 1 October 1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catanzaro (1664–1671)[1] and Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1659–1664).[2]

Biography[]

Agazio di Somma was born in Simeri, Italy in 1591.[3][4] On 13 January 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia.[2][3][4] On 26 January 1659, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace.[3][4] On 28 April 1664, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Catanzaro.[1][3][4]

He published a chronicle of earthquakes in Calabria during 1638-1641, titled Istorico racconto de" terremoti della Calabria dal 1638 al 1641 (Naples).[5]

He served as Bishop of Catanzaro until his death on 1 October 1671.[1][3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 141. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 135. |volume= has extra text (help) (in Latin)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Agazio di Somma". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Agazio di Somma". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ^ Dizionario biografico universale, Volume 5, by Felice Scifoni, Publisher Davide Passagli, Florence (1849); page 131.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Francesco Gonzaga
Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia
1659–1671
Succeeded by
Girolamo Barzellini
Preceded by
Filippo Visconti
Bishop of Catanzaro
1664–1671
Succeeded by
Carlo Sgombrino


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