Antonio Tornielli (27 January 1579 – 8 March 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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. On 15 December 1636, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as

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.Antonio Marcello Barberini Antonio Marcello Barberini, O.F.M. Cap. (18 November 1569 – 11 September 1646) was an Italian cardinal

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of Sant'Onofrio with

Faustus Poli Fausto Poli (17 February 1581 – 7 October 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate and Cardinal. Biography Born in Usigni in Umbria, as a young man he went to Rome and was soon noticed by Maffeo Barberini, a cleric of the Apostolic Chamber a ...

, Titular Archbishop of Amasea, and

Celso Zani Celso Zani, O.F.M., also Giuliano Zani (born 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Città della Pieve (1625–1629).

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, as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Novara until his death on 8 March 1650.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1579 births 1650 deaths 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII Inquisitors of Malta {{Italy-RC-bishop-stub