Marcello Maiorana

Most Reverend
Marcello Maiorana
Bishop of Acerra
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Acerra
In office 1581–1586
Predecessor Scipione Salernitano
Successor Giovanni Battista del Tufo
Personal details
Died 13 November 1586
Acerra, Italy

Marcello Maiorana, C.R. (died 13 November 1586) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1581–1586)[1] and Bishop of Crotone (1578–1581).[2]

Biography

Marcello Maiorana was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[3][4] On 6 October 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Crotone.[2][3] On 13 November 1581, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Acerra.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Acerra until his death on 13 November 1586.[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of William Chisholm (bishop of Vaison), Bishop of Vaison (1585)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 93. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 180. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Marcello Maiorana, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Marcello Maiorana, C.R." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Acerra". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Acerra". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Cristóbal Berrocal		 Bishop of Crotone
1578–1581		 Succeeded by
Giuseppe Faraoni
Preceded by
Scipione Salernitano		 Bishop of Acerra
1581–1586		 Succeeded by
Giovanni Battista del Tufo
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.