Bernardino Plastina, O.M. (1645–1697) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Oppido Mamertina The Diocese of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi ( la, Dioecesis Oppidensis-Palmarum) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, existing under that name since 1979. Historically it was the Diocese of Oppido Marmertina (Oppidensis) ...

(1694–1697).

Biography

Bernardino Plastina was born on 10 Nov 1645 in

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and ordained a priest on 17 Dec 1667 in the

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. On 25 Jan 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Innocent XII Pope Innocent XII ( la, Innocentius XII; it, Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700. He ...

. On 31 Jan 1694, he was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

bishop by

Pier Matteo Petrucci Pier Matteo Petrucci, C.O. (1636–1701) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography Pier Matteo Petrucci was a priest and a philosophy professor. Together with Cardinal Alderano Cibo, he founded an institute for runaway children. In 1678, he bec ...

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, with

Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, B. (1644 – 10 August 1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1688–1713). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi was born in Milan, Italy in 1644 and ordained ...

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Bishop of Minori The Diocese of Minori was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Minori, province of Salerno, region of Campania in the ecclesiastical province of Amalfi. In 1815, it was suppressed, and its territory and Catholic population assigned to ...

, serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

. He served as Bishop of Oppido Mamertina until his death on 16 Feb 1697.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII 1645 births 1697 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub