Jump to content

Nicola Oliva

From Catholicism Wiki
Most Reverend
Nicola Oliva
Bishop of Cortona
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Cortona
In office 1677–1684
Predecessor Filippo Galilei
Successor Pietro Luigi Malaspina
Orders
Consecration 30 November 1677
by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni
Personal details
Born 1617
Siena, Italy
Died 13 March 1684 (age 67)
Cortona, Italy

Nicola Oliva, O.S.A. (1617–1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cortona (1677–1684).[1]

Biography

Nicola Oliva was born in 1617 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 22 November 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Cortona.[1][2] On 30 November 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Lodovico Magni, Bishop of Acquapendente, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Cortona until his death on 13 March 1684.[2]

References