Ercole Coppola

Most Reverend
Ercole Coppola
Bishop of Nicotera
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nicotera
In office 1651–1658
Predecessor Lodovico Centofiorini
Successor Francesco Cribario
Orders
Consecration 29 May 1651
by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born 15 Feb 1603
Gallipoli, Italy
Died 1658 (age 54)
Nicotera, Italy

Ercole Coppola (15 February, 1603 – 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicotera (1651–1658).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Ercole Coppola was born in Gallipoli, Italy on 15 February 1603.[2] On 22 May 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Nicotera.[1][2] On 29 May 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giambattista Spada, Patriarch of Constantinople, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Nicotera until his death in 1658.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 260. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Ercole Coppola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2017
  3. "Diocese of Nicotera e Tropea" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016
  4. "Diocese of Nicotera" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Lodovico Centofiorini
Bishop of Nicotera
1651–1658
Succeeded by
Francesco Cribario
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