Marcello Maiorana, C.R. (died 13 November 1586) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Acerra The Diocese of Acerra ( la, Dioecesis Acerrarum) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy, eight miles east of Naples, in the area once called ''Terra Laboris'' (Liburia).Ughelli, p. 216. It has existed since the 11 ...

(1581–1586) ''(in Latin)'' and

Bishop of Crotone The Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina ( la, Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria in southern Italy, created in 1986 when it was combined with the Diocese of Santa Severina. ...

(1578–1581). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Marcello Maiorana was ordained a priest in the

Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence The Theatines officially named the Congregation of Clerics Regular ( la, Ordo Clericorum Regularium), abreviated CR, is a Catholic order of clerics regular of Pontifical Right for men founded by Archbishop Gian Pietro Carafa in Sept. 14, 1524. I ...

. On 6 October 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII ( la, Gregorius XIII; it, Gregorio XIII; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585), born Ugo Boncompagni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for ...

. On 13 November 1581, he was transferred by Pope Gregory XIII to the diocese of

Acerra Acerra () is a town and ''comune'' of Campania, southern Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Naples, about northeast of the capital in Naples. It is part of the Agro Acerrano plain. History Acerra is one of the most ancient cities of the regio ...

. He served as Bishop of Acerra until his death on 13 November 1586. While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator 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, ...

William Chisholm William Chisholm may refer to: *William Chisholm (I) (died 1564), bishop of Dunblane *William Chisholm (II) (died 1593), bishop of Dunblane and of Vaison, and nephew of William (I) *William Chisholm (Nova Scotia politician) William Chisholm (De ...

Bishop of Vaison The Ancient Diocese of Vaison (''Lat.'' dioecesis Vasionensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese in France, suppressed in 1801, with its territory transferred to the diocese of Avignon. It had been one of nine dioceses in the ecclesiastical province pre ...

(1585).

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