Scipione Bongalli (1501–1564) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte
The Diocese of Civita Castellana ( la, Dioecesis Civitatis Castellanae) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Latium, central Italy. It has existed in the current form since 1986, when the Diocese of Ne ...
(1539–1564).
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Biography
Scipione Bongalli was born in 1501.
On 24 Nov 1539, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549.
He came to ...
as
Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte
The Diocese of Civita Castellana ( la, Dioecesis Civitatis Castellanae) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Latium, central Italy. It has existed in the current form since 1986, when the Diocese of Ne ...
.
He served as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte until his death on 3 Aug 1564.
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
1521 births
1564 deaths
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