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Camillo Ragona (1604 – 1 August 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capaccio (1665–1677) and
Bishop of Acerno The Diocese of Acerno was a Roman Catholic diocese based in Acerno, a distance of 68 km (42 mi.) from Naples in southern Italy, with the bishop's seat in Acerno Cathedral. Created in the 11th century, in 1818, the diocese was granted i ...
(1644–1665).


Biography

Camillo Ragona was born in Tricarico, Italy in 1604. On 17 October 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as
Bishop of Acerno The Diocese of Acerno was a Roman Catholic diocese based in Acerno, a distance of 68 km (42 mi.) from Naples in southern Italy, with the bishop's seat in Acerno Cathedral. Created in the 11th century, in 1818, the diocese was granted i ...
. On 23 October 1644, he was consecrated bishop by
Francesco Maria Brancaccio Francesco Maria Brancaccio (15 April 1592, in Canneto, near Bari – 9 January 1675) was an Italian Catholic cardinal.Cardinal-Priest of
Santi XII Apostoli Santi Dodici Apostoli (Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles; la, SS. Duodecim Apostolorum), commonly known simply as Santi Apostoli, is a 6th-century Roman Catholic parish and Titular church, titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy, ded ...
, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop of Capaccio, and
Luigi Pappacoda Luigi Pappacoda (20 September 1595 – 17 December 1670) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lecce (1639–1670) and the Bishop of Capaccio (1635–1639). Biography Luigi Pappacoda was born in Pisciotta, Italy on 20 Septembe ...
, Bishop of Lecce, serving as co-consecrators. On 13 April 1665, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667. He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...
as Bishop of Capaccio. He served as Bishop of Capaccio until his death on 1 August 1677.


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