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Agostino Morosini
Agostino Morosini was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Damascus (1621–1632?). ''(in Latin)''"Damascus (Titular See)" ''''. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016"Titular Metropolitan See of Damascus" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016 Biography On 17 May 1621, Agostino Morosini was appointed during the papacy of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal Consecrator
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, in Anglican communities, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church. History The church has always sought to assemble as many bishops as possible for the election and consecration of new bishops. Although due to difficulties in travel, timing, and frequency of consecrations, this was reduced to the requirement that all comprovincial (of the same province) bishops participate. At the Council of Nicæa it was further enacted that "a bishop ought to be chosen by all the bishops of his province, but if that is impossible because of some urgent necessity, or because of the length of the journey, let three bishops at least assemble and proceed to the consecration, having the written permission of the absent." Consecrations by the Pope were exempt fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Crotone
The Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina ( la, Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria in southern Italy, created in 1986 when it was combined with the Diocese of Santa Severina. It is now a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace. In 2013 there was one priest for every 1,841 Catholics. The original Diocese of Cortone (also Cotrone, now Crotone) had existed from the 6th century. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Reggio. History According to local legend the Gospel was preached there by S. Peter the Apostle, or by Dionysius the Areopagite, a follower of S. Paul of Tarsus, and it is claimed that Dionysius was the first bishop. Cotrone (ancient Croton) was besieged by Totila, King of the Goths, in the 540s, without success. At a later date Croton became a part of the Byzantine Empire. About 870 it was taken and sacked by the Saracens, who put to death the bishop and many people who had taken re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Cabeza De Vaca
Diego Cabeza de Vaca (died 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Crotone (1623–1625)."Bishop Diego Cabeza de Vaca" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016 Biography A native of the diocese of Seville (Hispalis) in Spain, he was a doctor of theology and a Canon of the cathedral Chapter of Tuy (Tudensis) in Spain. He served as Visitor General of the bishop of Segovia. Cabeza de Vaca was a follower of Cardinal Antonio Zapata y Cisneros, who was Viceroy of Naples from 1620 to 1622.Gauchat, p. 166 with note 5. On 20 November 1623, Diego Cabeza de Vaca was appointed during the papacy ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop Of Cosenza
The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano in Calabria has been a metropolitan see since 2001."Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 History The Gospel was first preached in Cosenza by missionaries from Reggio. It is pointed out, however, that there is no evidence for su ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulio Antonio Santoro
Giulio Antonio Santoro (1580 – 28 September 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1624–1638)."Archbishop Giulio Antonio Santoro" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016 Biography Giulio Antonio Santoro was born in , . On 29 January 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Bergamo
The Diocese of Bergamo ( la, Dioecesis Bergomensis; it, Diocesi di Bergamo; lmo, Diocesi de Bergum) is a Episcopal see, see of the Catholic Church in Italy, and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan."Diocese of Bergamo" ''Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016"Diocese of Bergamo" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016 Geographically, Bergamo stood between the mainland interests of the Republic of Venice, and the territory of the Duchy of Milan. The duchy was regularly contested by the French and the Holy Roman Empire, which brought about repeated military operations. Internally, from the 12th to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro
Painting of Cardinal Cornaro by Bernardo Strozzi (c. 1640) Coat of arms of Cardinal Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Corner Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro (16 November 1579 – 5 June 1653) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal and Patriarch of Venice. Early life Cornaro was born in Venice on 16 November 1579, the son of Doge Giovanni Cornaro and Chiara Delfino; he belonged to ''S. Paolo line'' of the House of Cornaro. He was the brother of Doge Francesco Cornaro. He started his education under the tutelage of his Cardinal uncle, until 1598 when his uncle died. Thereafter he returned to Venice and studied at the University of Padua. In 1602, he went to Rome and became a cleric of the Apostolic Chamber under Pope Clement VIII. In 1607, he was appointed Governor of Civitavecchia. Ecclesiastic career In February 1623, he was elected Bishop of Bergamo, but retained the clericate of the Apostolic Chamber, and was consecrated in April by Cardinal Marcantonio Gozzadini. Three year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Principal Co-consecrator
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, in Anglican communities, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church. History The church has always sought to assemble as many bishops as possible for the election and consecration of new bishops. Although due to difficulties in travel, timing, and frequency of consecrations, this was reduced to the requirement that all comprovincial (of the same province) bishops participate. At the Council of Nicæa it was further enacted that "a bishop ought to be chosen by all the bishops of his province, but if that is impossible because of some urgent necessity, or because of the length of the journey, let three bishops at least assemble and proceed to the consecration, having the written permission of the absent." Consecrations by the Pope were exempt fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Carinola
The Diocese of Caorle or Diocese of Calina ( la, Dioecesis Caprulana seu Caprularum) was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the town of Carinola in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania."Diocese of Carinola (Calina)" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Carinola" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved July 2, 2016 It was suppressed in 1818 to the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Bonfiglioli
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galician the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co-consecrators
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, in Anglican communities, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church. History The church has always sought to assemble as many bishops as possible for the election and consecration of new bishops. Although due to difficulties in travel, timing, and frequency of consecrations, this was reduced to the requirement that all comprovincial (of the same province) bishops participate. At the Council of Nicæa it was further enacted that "a bishop ought to be chosen by all the bishops of his province, but if that is impossible because of some urgent necessity, or because of the length of the journey, let three bishops at least assemble and proceed to the consecration, having the written permission of the absent." Consecrations by the Pope were exempt fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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