Filippo Bona was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Famagusta (1530–1543).
Biography
On 29 October 1543, Filippo Bona 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 ...
as
Bishop of Famagusta.
He served as Bishop of Famagusta until his death in 1552.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator of Leone Orsini,
Bishop of Fréjus (1545); and
Teodoro Pio,
Bishop of Faenza (1545).
See also
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Catholic Church in Cyprus
The Catholic Church in Cyprus is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Description
There are around 10,000 Catholic faithful in Cyprus, corresponding to just over 1% of the total population. ...
References
External links and additional sources
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* (for Chronology of Bishops)
16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice
1552 deaths
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
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