Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P. (died 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Agrigento The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento ( la, Archidioecesis Agrigentina), in Sicily, was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 2000.

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. On 25 June 1607, 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 ...

Bishop of Agrigento The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento ( la, Archidioecesis Agrigentina), in Sicily, was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 2000.

. On 8 July 1607, he was

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bishop by Ludovico de Torres,

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, Bishop Emeritus of Sovana, serving as

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. He served as Bishop of Agrigento until his death in May 1622.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

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of: *

Stefano de Vicari Stefano de Vicari, O.P. (died 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1610–1620).Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani The Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno (Latin: ''Dioecesis Nucerina Paganorum-Sarnensis'') is a Roman Catholic diocese located in the Campania region of Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.

(1610); * Juan de Espila,

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(1611); *

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Bishop of Montemarano The Diocese of Montemarano (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Marani'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Montemarano in the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It was erected in 1059, and was a member of the e ...

(1611); and *

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Bishop of Aleria The Diocese of Aleria (Latin ''Dioecesis Aleriensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese of the Latin rite, in the center of the eastern coast of the island of Corsica in the Department of Haute-Corse. The town of Aleria was subject to repeated raids ...

(1612).

References

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