Bernardino Piccoli (1581–1636) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Strongoli The Diocese of Strongoli was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Strongoli, Calabria. In 1818, it was suppressed, with the bull '' De utiliori'' of Pope Pius VII, and his territory was absorbed in the Diocese of Cari ...

(1627–1636) ''(in Latin)'' and

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of ''Nicaea'' (1622–1627). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Bernardino Piccoli was born in

Umbriatico Umbriatico is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, southern Italy. As of 2007 Umbriatico had an estimated population of 930. History Umbriatico was founded by the Oenotrians before the arrival of the Greek colonists who fo ...

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, in 1581. On 15 December 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of

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 ...

of ''Nicaea'' and

Coadjutor The term coadjutor (or coadiutor, literally "co-assister" in Latin) is a title qualifier indicating that the holder shares the office with another person, with powers equal to the other in all but formal order of precedence. These include: * Coadj ...

. On 2 January 1622, he was

consecrated bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

by Fabrizio Verallo,

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of Sant'Agostino, with Muzio Cinquini,

Bishop of Avellino e Frigento The Catholic Diocese of Avellino ( la, Dioecesis Abellinensis) is in the territory of the Irpini, some 55 km (30 mi) east of Naples and 23 km (14 mi) south of Benevento, in the modern Republic of Italy. It is suffragan to the a ...

, and

Girolamo Ricciulli Girolamo Ricciulli (1580 – 7 August 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belcastro (1616–1626). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Girolamo Ricciulli was born in Cosenza, Italy in 1580.Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published sourc ...

Bishop of Belcastro The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina.

, serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

. On 2 October 1627, he succeeded to the bishopric of Strongoli. He served as Bishop of Strongoli until his death in 1636.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic titular archbishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1581 births 1636 deaths 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Kingdom of Naples {{Italy-RC-bishop-stub