Vincenzo Agnello Suardi (1582 – September 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Mantua The Diocese of Mantua ( la, Dioecesis Mantuana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The diocese existed at the beginning of the 8th century, though the earliest attested bishop is Laiulfus (827). ...

(1620–1644) and

Bishop of Alba The Diocese of Alba Pompeia or Alba Pompea ( la, Dioecesis Albae Pompeiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Its territory comprises eighty towns in the civil Province of Cuneo and two in the ...

(1616–1620)."Bishop Vincenzo Agnello Suardi"
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Biography

Vincenzo Agnello Suardi was born in

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...

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in 1582. On 5 December 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

. On 21 December 1616, he was consecrated bishop by

Giovanni Garzia Mellini Giovanni Garzia Mellini (his first name is also rendered Giangarzia while his middle name is also rendered Garsia) (1562 – 2 October 1629) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1629), Cardinal-Priest of San Lore ...

Cardinal-Priest A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

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, with

Ulpiano Volpi Ulpiano Volpi or Volpiano Volpi (1559 – 10 March 1629) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Novara (1619–1629), and Archbishop of Chieti (1609–1615). Biography Ulpiano Volpi was born in Como, ...

, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, and

Francesco Sacrati (cardinal) Francesco Sacrati (1567 – September 6, 1623) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Cesena (1622–1623), Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana (1621–1623), and Titular Archbishop of '' Damascus'' (1 ...

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of ''Damascus''. serving as co-consecrators. On 13 May 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as

; and succeeded on 2 March 1620. He served as Bishop of Mantua until his death in September 1644. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of

Ludovico Gonzaga (bishop) Ludovico Gonzaga (1588–1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alba (1619–1632). ''(in Latin)'' By birth, he was member of the House of Gonzaga. Biography Ludovico Gonzaga was born in Mantua, Italy in 1588 as the son of Mar ...

(1619); and

Scipione Agnelli Scipione Agnelli (1586 – 1 October 1653) was an Italian Catholic bishop, scholar and jurist. Life Born in Mantua, Agnelli was the son of Count Lepido Agnelli, in the service of the House of Gonzaga, and Girolama Pavese. He was educated at t ...

Bishop of Casale Monferrato The Diocese of Casale Monferrato (Latin: ''Dioecesis Casalensis'') is a Roman Catholic diocese in northwest Italy, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli which forms part of the ecclesiastical region of Piedmont.< ...

(1624).

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