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Domenico Valvassori

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Most Reverend
Domenico Valvassori
O.S.A.
Bishop of Gravina di Puglia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Gravina di Puglia
In office 1686–1689
Predecessor Domenico Cennini
Successor Marcello Cavalieri
Orders
Consecration 25 March 1686
by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born 5 August 1627
Trezzo, Italy
Died 2 October 1689 (age 62)
Gravina di Puglia, Italy

Domenico Valvassori, O.S.A. (5 August 1627 – 2 October 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1686–1689).[1][2]

Biography

Domenico Valvassori was born in Trezzo, Italy on 5 August 1627 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 18 March 1686, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia.[1][2] On 25 March 1686, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal Priest of Santa Prisca, with Giuseppe Eusanio, Titular Bishop of Porphyreon, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia until his death on 2 October 1689.[1][2]

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