Fabio Mirto Frangipani (died 17 March 1587) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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Nazareth Nazareth ( ; ar, النَّاصِرَة, ''an-Nāṣira''; he, נָצְרַת, ''Nāṣəraṯ''; arc, ܢܨܪܬ, ''Naṣrath'') is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel. Nazareth is known as "the Arab capital of Israel". In ...

'' (1572–1587) and

Bishop of Caiazzo The Diocese of Caiazzo is a former Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the province of Caserta, southern Italy, abolished in 1986, when it was united into the Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Capua.

(1537–1572)."Archbishop Fabio Mirto Frangipani"
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Biography

On 10 July 1537, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

. On 5 November 1572, he resigned as Bishop of Caiazzo and was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII ( la, Gregorius XIII; it, Gregorio XIII; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585), born Ugo Boncompagni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for ...

as Titular Archbishop of ''Nazareth''. He died on 17 March 1587.

Episcopal succession

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

Fabio Capelleto Fabio Capelleto was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia (1551–1565). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 24 Jul 1551, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Lacedonia. On 24 Feb 1555, he was consecr ...

Bishop of Lacedonia The Italian Catholic diocese of Lacedonia (Laquedonia, Cedonia), a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento in Campania, existed until 1986 when incorporated into the reorganized Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.

(1555); *

Virgilio Rosario Virgilio Rosario (1499 – 22 May 1559) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Virgilio Rosario was born in Spoleto in 1499. He became a doctor of both laws. He was ordained as a priest and became rector of a parish. He ...

, Bishop of Ischia (1555); *

Mario Bolognini Mario Bolognini (died 25 February 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Salerno (1591–1605), Bishop of Crotone, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Crotone (1588–1591), and Archbishop of Lanciano (1579–1588). ...

Archbishop of Lanciano The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona ( la, Archidioecesis Lancianensis-Ortonensis) has existed under this name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto. The historical Diocese of Lanciano was created in 151 ...

(1579); and *

Flaminio Filonardi Flaminio Filonardi (died 12 September 1608) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aquino (1579–1608).Bishop of Aquino The Diocese of Aquino e Pontecorvo (Latin: ''Dioecesis Aquinatensis et Pontiscurvi'') was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Aquino in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region. In 1818, it was suppressed to the Dioce ...

(1579).

References

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