Agostino Cassandra

Most Reverend
Agostino Cassandra
Bishop of Gravina di Puglia
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Gravina di Puglia
In office 1614–1623
Predecessor Vincenzo Giustiniani
Successor Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Orders
Consecration 28 Dec 1614
by Marcello Lante della Rovere
Personal details
Born 1564
Castrofidardo, Italy
Died Sep 1623

Agostino Cassandra (1564–1623) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1614–1623).[1]

Biography

Agostino Cassandra was born in Castrofidardo, Italy.[2] On 24 Nov 1614, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia.[1][2] On 28 Dec 1614, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Bishop of Todi, with Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop of Chieti, and Cesare Lippi, Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia until his death in Sep 1623.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 197. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Agostino Cassandra, O.F.M. Conv". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Gravina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Gravina (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Vincenzo Giustiniani		 Bishop of Gravina di Puglia
1614–1623		 Succeeded by
Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
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