Girolamo Vascheri,
O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Guardialfiera ::
The Diocese of Guardialfiera (Latin ''Dioecesis Guardiensis Alpheriae'') or Diocese of Guardia was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. The diocese was established in the second half of the 11th century, with seat of the diocese was located in t ...
(1524–1533)
[ ''(in Latin)''] and
Bishop of Shkodrë
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
(1522–1524).
[ ''(in Latin)'']
Biography
Girolamo Vascheri was ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor
The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...
.
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On 3 October 1522, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Adrian VI
Pope Adrian VI ( la, Hadrianus VI; it, Adriano VI; nl, Adrianus/Adriaan VI), born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens (2 March 1459 – 14 September 1523), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 January 1522 until his d ...
as
Bishop of Shkodrë
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
.
On 19 September 1524, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VII
Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...
as
Bishop of Guardialfiera ::
The Diocese of Guardialfiera (Latin ''Dioecesis Guardiensis Alpheriae'') or Diocese of Guardia was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. The diocese was established in the second half of the 11th century, with seat of the diocese was located in t ...
.
He served as Bishop of Guardialfiera until his resignation in 1533.
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Adrian VI
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VII
Franciscan bishops
16th-century Albanian Roman Catholic bishops
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