Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri (20 May 1533 – 23 August 1619) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Bitonto
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Biography
Girolamo Bernardino Pallantieri was born in a
Castel Bolognese
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,
Italy
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on 20 May 1533 and ordained a friar in the
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
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Dating back to ...
. On 10 September 1603, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII
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as
Bishop of Bitonto
The Italian Catholic diocese of Bitonto, in Apulia, had a short independent existence from 1982 to 1986. In the latter year it was united into the Archdiocese of Bari, forming the Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto. Before 1982, it had existed since the 9 ...
. On 12 October 1603, he was consecrated bishop by
Girolamo Bernerio
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. (1540 – 5 August 1611) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Bernerio was born in Corregio. He served as Bishop of Ascoli Piceno from 1586 until his resignation in 1605. He was ...
,
Cardinal-Bishop
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Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti
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Bishop of Montepeloso The Diocese of Montepeloso (also Diocese of Irsina) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Pelusii'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Montepeloso in the province of Matera in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It was united with th ...
, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bitonto until his death on 23 August 1619. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Vittorio Ragazzoni,
Archbishop of Zadar
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Bishop of Ruvo
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