Pietro Antonio Da Ponte

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Pietro Antonio Da Ponte
Bishop of Troia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Troia
In office1607–1622
Predecessor
Successor
Orders
Consecration20 May 1607
by Marcello Lante della Rovere
Personal details
Born1574
Naples, Italy
Died8 September 1622 (age 48)
Troia, Italy
Previous post(s)Apostolic Nuncio to Gratz (1610–1613)

Pietro Antonio Da Ponte, C.R. (1574–1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Troia (1607–1622) and Apostolic Nuncio to Gratz (1610–1613).[1]

Biography[]

Pietro Antonio Da Ponte was born in Naples, Italy in 1574 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 14 May 1607, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Troia.[1][2] On 20 May 1607, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Bishop of Todi, with Giovanni Battista del Tufo, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, and , Bishop of Carinola, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 9 October 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Gratz; he resigned from the post on 16 October 1613.[2] He served as Bishop of Troia until his death on 8 September 1622.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of , Bishop of Cagli (1610) and Ottavio Orsini, Bishop of Venafro (1621).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 346. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pietro Antonio Da Ponte, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved April 9, 2018. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Apostolic Nuncio to Gratz
1610–1613
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bishop of Troia
1607–1622
Succeeded by


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