Baldassare de Benavente

Most Reverend
Baldassare de Benavente
Bishop of Potenza
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Potenza
In office 1686–1687
Predecessor Luigi de Filippi
Successor Pietro de Torres
Orders
Consecration 19 May 1686
by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born 1 March 1638
Salamanca, Spain
Died 30 October 1687
Potenza, Italy
Nationality Italian

Baldassare de Benavente, O. de M. (1 March 1638 – 30 October 1687) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Potenza (1686–1687).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Baldassare de Benavente was born in Salamanca, Spain on 1 March 1638 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.[2] On 12 December 1685, he was selected as Bishop of Potenza and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 13 May 1686.[1][2] On 19 May 1686, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Francesco Onofrio Hodierna, Bishop of Bitetto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Potenza until his death on 30 October 1687.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 323. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Baldassare de Benavente, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 15, 2016
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Luigi de Filippi		 Bishop of Potenza
1686–1687		 Succeeded by
Pietro de Torres



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