Gregorio Forbicini (died 1579) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Strongoli
The Diocese of Strongoli was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Strongoli, Calabria. In 1818, it was suppressed,
with the bull '' De utiliori'' of Pope Pius VII, and his territory was absorbed in the Diocese of Cari ...
(1572–1579).
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Biography
On 23 January 1572, Gregorio Forbicini was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Pius V
Pope Pius V ( it, Pio V; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, O.P.), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in May 1572. He is v ...
as
Bishop of Strongoli
The Diocese of Strongoli was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Strongoli, Calabria. In 1818, it was suppressed,
with the bull '' De utiliori'' of Pope Pius VII, and his territory was absorbed in the Diocese of Cari ...
.
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On 27 January 1572, he was consecrated bishop by
Giulio Antonio Santorio
Giulio Antonio Santorio (6 June 1532 – 9 May 1602) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Santorio was born in Caserta. He served as Archbishop of Santa Severina from 1566 until his death. ,
Archbishop of Santa Severina
The archdiocese of Santa Severina was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria, southern Italy, that existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Crotone, forming the Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina. , with
Thomas Goldwell
Thomas Goldwell (15013 April 1585) was an English Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Saint Asaph, the last of those Catholic bishops who had refused to accept the English Reformation.
Life
Thomas Goldwell was the son of William Goldwell of Great ...
,
Bishop of Saint Asaph
The Bishop of St Asaph heads the Church in Wales diocese of St Asaph.
The diocese covers the counties of Conwy county borough, Conwy and Flintshire, Wrexham county borough, the eastern part of Merioneth in Gwynedd and part of northern Powys. The ...
, and
Giuseppe Pamphilj,
Bishop of Segni
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Strongoli until his death in 1579.
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
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References
External links and additional sources
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Pius V
1579 deaths
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