Maffeo Vitale
| Most Reverend Maffeo Vitale | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Mantua | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Mantua |
| In office | 1646–1669 |
| Predecessor | Vincenzo Agnello Suardi |
| Successor | Ferdinando Tiberius Gonzaga |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 11 February 1646 by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 23 June 1669 Mantua, Italy |
Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M. (died 23 June 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1646–1669).[1][2]
Biography
Maffeo Vitale was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 5 February 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Mantua.[1][2] On 11 February 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Girolamo Farnese, Titular Archbishop of Patrae, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Mantua until his death on 23 June 1669.[2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Benedetto Odescalchi, Bishop of Novara (1651); and Rinaldo d'Este, Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1651).[2]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Mantova". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Mantova (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. 230. (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 Back to citation occurrence 2.5 "Bishop Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2017