Maurizio Bertone,
C.R.S. (1639–1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Fossano (1678–1701).
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Biography
Maurizio Bertone was born in
Chieri
Chieri (; pms, Cher) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont (Italy), located about southeast of Turin, by rail and by road. It borders the following municipalities: Baldissero Torinese, Pavarolo, Montaldo Torine ...
,
Italy
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on 6 May 1639 and ordained a priest in the
Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha.
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On 28 March 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XI
Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689.
Poli ...
as
Bishop of Fossano.
On 12 April 1678, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Carlo Pio di Savoia
Carlo Pio di Savoia (7 April 1622 – 13 February 1689) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal of the Pio di Savoia family. He was the nephew of Cardinal Carlo Emanuele Pio di Savoia.
Early life
Pio was born 7 April 1622, the son of Ascanio ...
,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Crisogono
San Crisogono is a church in Rome (rione Trastevere) dedicated to the martyr Saint Chrysogonus. It was one of the tituli, the first parish churches of Rome, and was probably built in the 4th century under Pope Sylvester I (314–335).
The ...
, with
Domenico Gianuzzi
Domenico Gianuzzi (1596–1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as titular bishop of '' Dioclea in Phrygia'' (1669–1680). ''(in Latin)''[Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...]
of ''
Dioclea in Phrygia
Dioclea or Dioklea, Dioclia or Dioklia, Diocleia or Diokleia ( grc, Διοκλεία, Diokleía), was a town of ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times.
In Hellenic times it had a mint, under its king Elagabalus.
It was the ...
'', 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 Fossano until his death on 27 November 1701.
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, ...
of
François Hyacinthe Valperga di Masino
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, King o ...
,
Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
The French Roman Catholic diocese of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (San Giovanni di Moriana in Italian) has since 1966 been effectively suppressed, formally united with the archdiocese of Chambéry. While it has not been suppressed, and is supposed to b ...
(1687).
References
External links and additional sources
* (for Chronology of Bishops)
* (for Chronology of Bishops)
17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
18th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI
1639 births
1701 deaths
Somascan bishops
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