Marcello Planca (died 1528) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Giovinazzo The Diocese of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi (Latin: ''Dioecesis Iuvenacensis et Terlitiensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Giovinazzo, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia. In 1836, it was suppressed to the Dioces ...

(1517–1528).

Biography

On 21 August 1517, Marcello Planca was appointed by

Pope Leo X Pope Leo X ( it, Leone X; born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 14751 December 1521) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521. Born into the prominent political an ...

. He served as Bishop of Giovinazzo until his death in 1528.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 1528 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Leo X {{16C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub