Agostino Maria Salvago

Most Reverend

Agostino Maria Salvago
Archbishop of Genoa
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1559–1567
PredecessorGirolamo Sauli
SuccessorCipriano Pallavicino
Previous post(s)Bishop of Accia (1553–1558)
Personal details
Died30 September 1567
Genoa, Italy

Agostino Maria Salvago, O.P. (died 1567) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Genoa (1559–1567) and Bishop of Accia (1553–1558).[1]

Biography

Agostino Maria Salvago was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 18 August 1553, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Accia; he resigned on 28 November 1558.[1][2] On 17 April 1559, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Archbishop of Genoa.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Genoa until his death on 30 September 1567.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Cherubino Lavosio, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1566)[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 215 and 92. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Agostino Maria Salvago, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Accia
1553–1558 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Genoa
1559–1567 		Succeeded by


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