Placido della Marra

Most Reverend; Placido della Marra
	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Melfi e Rapoll
In office	1595–1620
Predecessor	Matteo Brumani
Successor	Desiderio Scaglia
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to the Emperor (1612–1616)
Orders
Consecration	2 April 1595; by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born	1560; Naples, Italy
Died	2 December 1620 (age 60)

Placido della Marra (1560 – 2 December 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1595–1620) and Apostolic Nuncio to the Emperor (1612–1616).^[1]

Biography

Placido della Marra was born in Naples, Italy in 1560.^[1] On 6 March 1595, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.^[1] On 2 April 1595, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, with Flaminio Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon serving as co-consecrators.^[1]

On 21 July 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to the Emperor where he served until his resignation on 25 August 1616.^[1]

He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his death on 2 December 1620.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Melchior Klesl, Bishop of Wien, and the principal co-consecrator of Bartolomeo Cesi (cardinal), Archbishop of Conza.^[1]

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