Giorgio Emo

Most Reverend
Giorgio Emo
Archbishop of Corfu
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Corfu
In office 1688–1705
Predecessor Marcantonio Barbarigo
Successor Augusto Antonio Zacco
Orders
Ordination 1 February 1688
Consecration 27 June 1688
by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born 23 June 1644
Venice, Italy
Died January 1705 (age 60)
Corfu, Greece

Giorgio Emo (1644–1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Corfu (1688–1705).[1][2]

Biography

Giorgio Emo was born in Venice, Italy on 23 June 1644 and ordained a priest on 1 February 1688.[2] On 14 June 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Corfu.[1][2] On 27 June 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stephanus Cosimi, Archbishop of Split, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Corfù until his death on January 1705.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 172. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 David M. Cheney. "Archbishop Giorgio Emo [Catholic-Hierarchy]". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia (Greece)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Marcantonio Barbarigo		 Archbishop of Corfu
1688–1705		 Succeeded by
Augusto Antonio Zacco


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