Ascanio Ferrari was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Montepeloso The Diocese of Montepeloso (also Diocese of Irsina) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Pelusii'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Montepeloso in the province of Matera in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It was united with th ...
(1548–1550).
[ ''(in Latin)'']["Bishop Ascanio Ferrari"]
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Biography
On 24 February 1548, Ascanio Ferrari was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549.
He came to ...
as
Bishop of Montepeloso The Diocese of Montepeloso (also Diocese of Irsina) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Pelusii'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Montepeloso in the province of Matera in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It was united with th ...
.
He served as Bishop of Montepeloso until his resignation in 1550.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator of:
References
External links and additional sources
* (Chronology of Bishops)
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
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