Gennaro Filomarino
| Most Reverend Gennaro Filomarino | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Calvi Risorta | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Calvi Risorta |
| In office | 1623–1650 |
| Predecessor | Gregorio Del Bufalo |
| Successor | Francesco Maria Falcucci |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 24 December 1623 by Cosimo de Torres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1591 |
| Died | October 1650 (aged 58–59) Calvi Risorta, Italy |
Gennaro Filomarino, C.R. (1591–1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1623–1650).[1]
Biography
Gennaro Filomarino was born in 1591 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 18 December 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Calvi Risorta.[1][2] On 24 December 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Cosimo de Torres, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio, with Alessandro di Sangro, Archbishop of Benevento, and Giuseppe Acquaviva, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Calvi Risorta until his death in October 1650.[2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Ascanio Filomarino, Archbishop of Naples (1642); and
- Vincenzo Maculani, Archbishop of Benevento (1642).
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Calvi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Calvi (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 130. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 Back to citation occurrence 2.4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gennaro Filomarino, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]