Etienne Via (1596–1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of ''Cyrene'' (1637–1650). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Etienne Via was born in 1596 in Prati de Tuscia,

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. On 20 April 1637, 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 ''Cyrene''. He served as Titular Bishop of ''Cyrene'' until his death on 1 September 1650.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1596 births 1650 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub