Bonaventura Furlani,
O.F.M. Conv.
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(died December 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Alatri The former Italian Catholic diocese of Alatri existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Anagni-Alatri. (1586–1597).
[ ''(in Latin)'']["Bishop Bonaventura Furlani, O.F.M. Conv."]
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Biography
Bonaventura Furlani was ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
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.
On 5 November 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Sixtus V
Pope Sixtus V ( it, Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order ...
as
Bishop of Alatri The former Italian Catholic diocese of Alatri existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Anagni-Alatri. .
On 18 November 1586, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Marco Antonio Marsilio,
Archbishop of Salerno
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, and
Francesco Rusticucci
Francesco Rusticucci (died 1587) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fano (1567–1587) and Bishop of Venosa (1566–1567). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 21 August 1566, Francesco Rusticucci was appointed during the papacy of Pope ...
,
Bishop of Fano, and
Matteo Colli,
Bishop of Marsi
:
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, serving as
co-consecrators
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.
He served as Bishop of Alatri until his death in December 1597.
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus V
1597 deaths
Conventual Franciscan bishops
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