Giorgio Cornaro (bishop of Padua)

Most Reverend

Giorgio Cornaro
Bishop of Padua
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Padua
In office1642–1663
PredecessorLuca Stella
SuccessorGregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo
Orders
Consecration20 July 1642
by Marcantonio Bragadin
Personal details
Born1613
Venice, Italy
Died1663 (age 50)
Padua, Italy

Giorgio Cornaro (1613–1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Padua (1642–1663).[1][2]

Biography

Giorgio Cornaro was born in Venice, Italy in 1613.[2] On 14 July 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Padua.[1][2] On 20 July 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Bragadin, Bishop of Vicenza, with Faustus Poli, Titular Archbishop of Amasea, and Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Padua until his death in 1663.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 276. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Giorgio Cornaro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Padua
1642–1663 		Succeeded by


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