Placido della Marra (1560 – 2 December 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
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(1595–1620) and
Apostolic Nuncio to the Emperor
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(1612–1616).
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Biography
Placido della Marra was born in
Naples,
Italy in 1560.
On 6 March 1595, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII as
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
.
On 2 April 1595, he was consecrated bishop by
Giulio Antonio Santorio,
Cardinal-Priest of
Santa Maria in Trastevere, with
Flaminio Filonardi,
Bishop of Aquino
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, and
Leonard Abel,
Titular Bishop of ''Sidon'' serving as co-consecrators.
On 21 July 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V as
Apostolic Nuncio to the Emperor
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where he served until his resignation on 25 August 1616.
He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his death on 2 December 1620.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
Melchior Klesl,
Bishop of Wien, and the principal co-consecrator of
Bartolomeo Cesi (cardinal),
Archbishop of Conza
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.
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
1560 births
1620 deaths
Apostolic Nuncios to the Holy Roman Empire
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