Placido Scoppa

Placido Scoppa
Most Reverend; Placido Scoppa
	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Venosa
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Venosa
In office	1699–1710
Predecessor	Giovanni Francesco de Lorenzi
Successor	Giovanni Michele Teroni
Orders
Ordination	12 October 1664
Consecration	14 June 1693; by Pier Matteo Petrucci
Personal details
Born	10 October 1640; Messina, Italy
Died	December 1710 (age 70); Venosa, Italy
Previous post	Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1693–1699)

Placido Scoppa, C.R. (10 October 1640 – December 1710) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Venosa (1699–1710) and Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1693–1699).[1]

Biography

Placido Scoppa was born in Messina, Italy on 10 October 1640 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence on 12 October 1664.[2] On 8 June 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Dubrovnik.[1][2] On 14 June 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Giuseppe Felice Barlacci, Bishop Emeritus of Narni, and Francesco Maria Moles, Bishop of Nola, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 11 April 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Venosa.[1][2] He served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Venosa until his death in December 1710.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

Filippo Anastasio, Archbishop of Sorrento (1699);
Francesco Girgenti, Bishop of Patti (1699);
Giuseppe Falces, Bishop of Pozzuoli (1699); and
Vincenzo Corcione, Bishop of Capaccio (1699).

References

Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 327 and 410. (in Latin)
Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Placido Scoppa (Stoppa), C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Dubrovnik (Ragusa)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Dubrovnik (Croatia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Venosa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Venosa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giovanni Vincenzo Lucchesin	Archbishop of Dubrovnik 1693–1699	Succeeded by Tommaso Antonio Scotti
Preceded by Giovanni Francesco de Lorenzi	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Venosa 1699–1710	Succeeded by Giovanni Michele Teroni

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[HierarchiaV-1] Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 327 and 410. (in Latin)

[CathHierPlacAcoppa-2] Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Placido Scoppa (Stoppa), C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}