Antonio Molinari (bishop)

Most Reverend Antonio Molinari
Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano
In office	1676–1698
Predecessor	Onofrio de Ponte
Successor	Giovanni Cito
Orders
Ordination	8 April 1651
Consecration	6 December 1676 by Giacomo Franzoni
Personal details
Born	1626 Genoa, Italy
Died	11 July 1698 (age 72)
Nationality	Italian

Antonio Molinari (1626 – 11 July 1698) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1676–1698).[1]

Biography

Antonio Molinari was born in Genoa, Italy in 1626 and ordained a priest on 8 April 1651.[2] On 2 December 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano.[1][2] On 6 December 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Giacomo Franzoni, Bishop of Camerino, with Francesco de' Marini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia, and Domenico Gianuzzi, Titular Bishop of Dioclea in Phrygia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano until his death on 11 July 1698.[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 222. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio Molinari". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lettere (-Gragnano)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Lettere (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Onofrio de Ponte	Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano 1676–1698	Succeeded by Giovanni Cito