Raimondo del Pozzo (17 January 1622 – 30 October 1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1668–1694). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Raimondo del Pozzo"
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Biography

Raimondo del Pozzo was born in

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on 17 January 1622 and ordained a priest on 20 March 1649. On 10 December 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 16 December 1668, he was

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bishop by

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, with

Giacomo Altoviti Giacomo Altoviti (1604 – 18 May 1693) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of '' Antiochia'' (1667–1693), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1658–1666), and Titular Archbishop of ''Athenae'' (1658–1667). ''(in Latin)'' ''( ...

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of ''Antiochia'' and

Stefano Brancaccio Stefano Brancaccio (1618–1682) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. On 1 January 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Barberini (seniore), Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, t ...

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of ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'', serving as

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. He served as Bishop of Vieste until his death on 30 October 1694.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice Bishops appointed by Pope Clement IX 1622 births 1694 deaths {{RC-bishop-stub