Gerolamo Vecciani (died 1550) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino The Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino (Latin: Dioecesis Vulturariensis et Montis Corbini) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Volturara Appula in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. (1542–1550).
[ ''(in Latin)'']["Bishop Gerolamo Vecciani"]
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Biography
On 18 Aug 1542, Gerolamo Vecciani 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 Vulturara e Montecorvino The Diocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino (Latin: Dioecesis Vulturariensis et Montis Corbini) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Volturara Appula in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. .
He served as Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino until his death in 1550.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of
Girolamo Gaddi Girolamo is an Italian variant of the name Hieronymus. Its English equivalent is Jerome.
It may refer to:
* Girolamo Cardano (1501–1576), Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer and gambler
* Girolamo Cassar (c. 1520 – after ...
,
Bishop of Cortona (1563).
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
1550 deaths
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
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