Bernabé de Castro, O.S.A. (1644–1707) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Biography

Bernabé de Castro was born in

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on 15 June 1644 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine. On 25 February 1697, he was appointed

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by Pope Innocent XII. On 3 March 1697, he was

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bishop by

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, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Carlo Loffredo,

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, and

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, serving as

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. On 15 December 1700, he was appointed

Archbishop of Brindisi The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostium ( la, Archidioecesis Brundusina-Ostunensis) in Apulia, has carried its present name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce.Pope Clement XI Pope Clement XI ( la, Clemens XI; it, Clemente XI; 23 July 1649 – 19 March 1721), born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 23 November 1700 to his death in March 1721. Clement XI w ...

. He served as Archbishop of Brindisi until his death on 11 December 1707.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: *

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(1701).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Kingdom of Naples 18th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Kingdom of Naples Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII Bishops appointed by Pope Clement XI 1644 births 1707 deaths Augustinian bishops {{Italy-RC-bishop-stub