Antonio Marenzi (22 September 1596 – 22 October 1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1646–1662) and

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Biography

Marenzi was born in

Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...

on 22 September 1596. On 30 January 1635, he was selected as

and confirmed by

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...

on 17 August 1637. On 17 October 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore),

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Sant'Eustachio Sant'Eustachio is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, named for the martyr Saint Eustace. It is located on Via di Sant'Eustachio in the rione Sant'Eustachio, a block west of the Pantheon and via della Rotonda, and a bl ...

, with

Alfonso Gonzaga Alfonso Gonzaga (died 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Rhodus'' (1621–1649). ''(in Latin)''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 ''Rhodus'', and

Giovanni Battista Altieri Giambattista Altieri or Giovanni Battista Altieri (20 June 1589 – 26 November 1654) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal. Early life Giambattista Altieri was born 20 June 1589 in Rome, the son of Lorenzo Altieri and Victoria Delphini, a V ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators. On 26 April 1646, he was selected as

and confirmed by

Pope Innocent X Pope Innocent X ( la, Innocentius X; it, Innocenzo X; 6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death in January ...

on 10 September 1646. He served as Bishop of Trieste until his death on 22 October 1662.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII 1596 births 1662 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub