Filippo Lancia (died 1564) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Lipari
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lipari was a Latin diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in the town of Lipari in the Aeolian Islands of Sicily, Italy. The diocese consists of the entire island of Lipari as well as seven smaller adjacent isla ...
(1554–1564).
Biography
On 13 April 1554, Filippo Lancia was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III ( la, Iulius PP. III; it, Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 February 1550 to his death in March 155 ...
as
Bishop of Lipari
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lipari was a Latin diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in the town of Lipari in the Aeolian Islands of Sicily, Italy. The diocese consists of the entire island of Lipari as well as seven smaller adjacent isla ...
.
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He served as Bishop of Lipari until his death in 1564.
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Julius III
1564 deaths
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