Michele Priuli (bishop)

Most Reverend
Michele Priuli
Bishop of Vicenza]]
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Vicenza
In office 1579–1603
Predecessor Matteo Priuli (bishop)
Successor Giovanni Delfino (camerlengo)
Personal details
Born Venice, Italy
Died 1603
Previous post Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1589–1591)

Michele Priuli (died 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vicenza (1579–1603)[1] and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1589–1591).

Biography

Michele Priuli was born in Venice, Italy.[2] On 3 Aug 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Vicenza.[1][2] On 10 Apr 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned from the position on 3 Aug 1591.[2] He served as Bishop of Vicenza until his death in 1603.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pietro Usimbardi, Bishop of Arezzo (1589).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 333. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Michele Priuli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vicenza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vicenza". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Florence (Tuscany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Matteo Priuli (bishop)		 Bishop of Vicenza
1579–1603		 Succeeded by
Giovanni Delfino (camerlengo)
Preceded by
Giovanni Francesco Mazza de' Canobbi		 Apostolic Nuncio to Florence
1589–1591		 Succeeded by
Carlo Montigli
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