Giacomo Ponzetti

Giacomo Ponzetti
Most Reverend; Giacomo Ponzetti
	Bishop of Molfetta
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Molfetta
In office	1518–1553
Predecessor	Ferdinando Ponzetti
Successor	Nicola Maggiorani

Giacomo Ponzetti or Giacomo Poncetti was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1518–1553).[1]

Biography

On 12 July 1518, Giacomo Ponzetti was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo X as Bishop of Molfetta.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Molfetta until his resignation in 1553.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

Pietro Ranieri, Bishop of Strongoli (1535);
Giovanni Michele Saraceni, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1536); and
François de Mauny, Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (1545).

References

Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 241. (in Latin)
Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giacomo Ponzetti (Poncetti)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Ferdinando Ponzetti	Bishop of Molfetta 1518–1553	Succeeded by Nicola Maggiorani

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[HierarchiaIII-1] Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 241. (in Latin)

[CathHierGiaPonz-2] Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giacomo Ponzetti (Poncetti)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}