Antonio Provana

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Antonio Provana (1578–1640) was a Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Turin (1632–1640) and Archbishop of Durrës (1622–1632).^[1][2]

Biography[]

Antonio Provana was born in 1578 in Turin, Italy.^[3][4] On 21 July 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Archbishop of Durrës.^[2][3] On 17 September 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Philibert François Milliet de Faverges, Archbishop of Turin, with , Bishop of Mondovi, serving as co-consecrator.^[3] On 19 January 1632, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Turin.^[1][3] He served as Archbishop of Turin until his death on 25 July 1640.^[1][3]

Episcopal succession[]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[3]

• , Archbishop of Tarentaise (1633);
• , (Juste Guérin), Bishop of Geneva (1639);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[3]

References[]

External links and additional sources[]

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Tiranë-Durrës". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës (Albania)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Torino {Turin}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Torino (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

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