Most Reverend Pietro Antonio Da Ponte | |
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Bishop of Troia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Troia |
In office | 1607–1622 |
Predecessor | Jacopo Aldobrandini |
Successor | Giovanni Battista Roviglioni |
Orders | |
Consecration | 20 May 1607 by Marcello Lante della Rovere |
Personal details | |
Born | 1574 |
Died | 8 September 1622 (age 48) Troia, Italy |
Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Gratz (1610–1613) |
Pietro Antonio Da Ponte, C.R. (1574–1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Troia (1607–1622) and Apostolic Nuncio to Gratz (1610–1613).[1]
Biography
Pietro Antonio Da Ponte was born in Naples, Italy in 1574 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 14 May 1607, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Troia.[1][2] On 20 May 1607, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Bishop of Todi, with Giovanni Battista del Tufo, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, and Giovanni Vitelli, Bishop of Carinola, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 9 October 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Gratz; he resigned from the post on 16 October 1613.[2] He served as Bishop of Troia until his death on 8 September 1622.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Filippo Bigli, Bishop of Cagli (1610) and Ottavio Orsini, Bishop of Venafro (1621).[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 346.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pietro Antonio Da Ponte, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved April 9, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Gratz". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lucera-Troia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lucera-Troia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]