Giuseppe Labonia, O.A.D. (6 November 1638 – 30 March 1720) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Montemarano The Diocese of Montemarano (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Marani'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Montemarano in the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It was erected in 1059, and was a member of the e ...

(1670–1720). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Giuseppe Labonia was born in

Rossano Rossano is a town and ''frazione'' of Corigliano-Rossano in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy. The city is situated on an eminence from the Gulf of Taranto. The town is known for its marble and alabaster quarries. The town is t ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

on 6 November 1638 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum on 24 September 1661. On 17 November 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Clement X Pope Clement X ( la, Clemens X; it, Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in July 1676. Elected pope at ag ...

. On 23 November 1670, he was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

bishop by

Marcello Santacroce Marcello Santacroce (7 June 1619 – 19 December 1674) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Bishop of Tivoli (1652–1674). Biography Marcello Santacroce was born in Rome on 7 June 1619, the son of Son of Valerio and Elena Maria Santac ...

Bishop of Tivoli The Diocese of Tivoli ( la, Dioecesis Tiburtina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Latium, Italy, which has existed since the 2nd century. In 2002 territory was added to it from the Territorial Abbey ...

, with

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 ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Bitonto, and Ulisse Orsini,

Bishop of Ripatransone The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Benedicti ad Truentum-Ripana-Montis Alti) in the Marche, has existed in its current form since 1986. In that year the Diocese of Montalto was ...

, serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

. He served as Bishop of Montemarano until his death on 30 March 1720.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 18th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X 1638 births 1720 deaths People from the Province of Cosenza Discalced Augustinian bishops {{18C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub