Nicolas Antonio, O.P. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Salpi The Diocese of Salpi or Diocese of Salapia (Latin: ''Dioecesis Salpensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the Italian town of Salpi in Daunia near Cerignola and Manfredonia. In 1547, the diocese was suppressed and its territory assigned to ...

(1422–?) and Bishop of Lucera (1394–1422). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Nicolas Antonio, O.P."
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Biography

Nicolas Antonio was ordained a priest in the

Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

. On 4 Jul 1394, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Boniface IX Pope Boniface IX ( la, Bonifatius IX; it, Bonifacio IX; c. 1350 – 1 October 1404, born Pietro Tomacelli) was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope of the Western Schism.Rich ...

as Bishop of Lucera. On 22 Apr 1422, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Martin V as

. It is uncertain how long he served as Bishop of Salpi. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Ventura, Bishop of Croatia (1425); and Filippo Ventorelli,

Bishop of Amelia The Italian Catholic Diocese of Amelia, existed from the fifth century until 1983. In that year it was united into the new diocese of Terni, Narni, e Amelia. It was a suffragan of the archdiocese of Spoleto. * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 14th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Boniface IX Bishops appointed by Pope Martin V Dominican bishops {{15C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub