Francesco Megale (3 March 1615 – 4 November 1681) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Isola The Diocese of Isola was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Reggio Calabria in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Severina."Bishop Francesco Megale" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 10, 2016
Biography
Francesco Megale was born in
San Mauro Marchesato
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Italy
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on 3 March 1615. On 27 November 1679, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XI
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Poli ...
as
Bishop of Isola The Diocese of Isola was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Reggio Calabria in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Severina.Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Alessandro Crescenzi, C.R.S. (1607 – 8 May 1688) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1685–1688), Archbishop (Personal Title) of Recanati e Loreto (1676–1682), Titular Patriarch of Al ...
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Bishop of Recanati e Loreto
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Its principal church, S. Flaviano, was raised to the dignity of a cathedral on 21 December 1239, and separated from the jurisdiction of the ...
, with
Prospero Bottini
Prospero Bottini (1621 – 21 March 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Myra'' (1675–1712). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Prospero Bottini was born in Lucan, Italy in 1621.
On 15 July 1675, he was appointed ...
Myra
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, and
Pier Antonio Capobianco
Pier Antonio Capobianco (26 January 1619 – 30 October 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia from 1663 to 1672. ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Pier Antonio Capobianco was born in Naples, Italy, on 26 January 1619. On ...
, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Isola until his death on 4 November 1681.