Onofrio Montesoro or Onuphrio Montesoro (8 June 1647 – 24 December 1722) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Castellaneta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta ( la, Dioecesis Castellanetensis) is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto.[Bari
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,
Italy
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. He was ordained a deacon on 2 February 1689 and ordained a priest on 6 February 1689.
On 17 December 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII as
Bishop of Castellaneta
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Castellaneta ( la, Dioecesis Castellanetensis) is in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto.[consecrated
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bishop by
Sebastiano Antonio Tanara,
Cardinal-Priest of
Santi Quattro Coronati, with
Prospero Bottini
Prospero Bottini (1621 – 21 March 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Myra'' (1675–1712). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Prospero Bottini was born in Lucan, Italy in 1621.
On 15 July 1675, he was appointed ...
,
Titular Archbishop of ''Myra'', and
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,
Bishop of Albenga
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, serving as
co-consecrators
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.
He served as Bishop of Castellaneta until his death on 24 December 1722.
References
External links and additional sources
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
18th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII
1647 births
1722 deaths
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