Hector de Monte (1575 – July 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Termoli The Italian Catholic diocese of Termoli-Larino ( la, Dioecesis Thermularum-Larinensis) has existed since 1986. In that year the diocese of Larino was united into the historic diocese of Termoli, in existence since the tenth century. It is a suff ...

(1626). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Hector de Monte was born in

Lanciano Lanciano (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Langiàne ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 36,304 inhabitants as of 2011. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic ...

, Italy in 1575. On 16 March 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...

. On 25 March 1626, he was consecrated bishop by

Alphonse Sacrati Alfonso Sacrati or Alphonse Sacrati (1585–1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1646–1647), Vicegerent of Rome (1643–1646), and Bishop of Comacchio (1617–1626). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Alfonso ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, with Maurizio Centini, Bishop of Massa Lubrense, and Giovanni Delfino, Bishop of Belluno, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Termoli until his death in July 1626.

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* (Chronology of Bishops) * (Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1575 births 1626 deaths {{RC-bishop-stub