Giorgio Cornaro (bishop of Padua)

Most Reverend
Giorgio Cornaro
Bishop of Padua
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Padua
In office 1642–1663
Predecessor Luca Stella
Successor Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo
Orders
Consecration 20 July 1642
by Marcantonio Bragadin
Personal details
Born 1613
Venice, Italy
Died 1663 (age 50)
Padua, Italy

Giorgio Cornaro (1613–1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Padua (1642–1663).[1][2]

Biography

Giorgio Cornaro was born in Venice, Italy in 1613.[2] On 14 July 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Padua.[1][2] On 20 July 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Bragadin, Bishop of Vicenza, with Faustus Poli, Titular Archbishop of Amasea, and Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Padua until his death in 1663.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 276. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Giorgio Cornaro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Padova {Padua}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Padova (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Luca Stella		 Bishop of Padua
1642–1663		 Succeeded by
Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo
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