Agostino Morosini
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Agostino Morosini was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Titular Archbishop of Damascus The Archbishopric of Damascus is a Roman Catholic titular see located in Damascus, Syria.
(1621–1632?). ''(in Latin)''"Damascus (Titular See)"
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''. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016"Titular Metropolitan See of Damascus"
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Biography

On 17 May 1621, Agostino Morosini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as
Titular Archbishop of Damascus The Archbishopric of Damascus is a Roman Catholic titular see located in Damascus, Syria.
. On 1 June 1621, he was consecrated bishop by
Ulpiano Volpi Ulpiano Volpi or Volpiano Volpi (1559 – 10 March 1629) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Novara (1619–1629), and Archbishop of Chieti (1609–1615). Biography Ulpiano Volpi was born in Como, ...
,
Bishop of Novara The Diocese of Novara ( la, Dioecesis Novariensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.Attilio Amalteo,
Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Athenae'', and Cosimo de Torres,
Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'', serving as co-consecrators. It is uncertain how long he served as Titular Archbishop of ''Damascus''. The next bishop of record is Antonio Sotomayor who was appointed on 16 July 1632.


Episcopal succession


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17th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XV {{RC-archbishop-stub