Berardo Bongiovanni

Most Reverend Berardo Bongiovanni
Bishop of Camerino
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Camerino
In office	1537–1574
Predecessor	Giovanni Domenico de Cupis
Successor	Alfonso Binarini
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1560–1563)
Personal details
Died	12 September 1574 Camerino, Italy

Berardo Bongiovanni (died 1574) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Camerino (1537–1574) and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1560–1563).[1][2][3]

Biography

On 5 March 1537, Berardo Bongiovanni was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Camerino.[1][4] On 23 April 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.[4] He resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland on May 1563.[4] He served as Bishop of Camerino until his death on 12 September 1574.[4]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Berardo Bongiovanni
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[4] Giovanni Andrea Mercurio, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1545); and the principal co-consecrator of:[4] Antonio Bernardo de Mirandola, Bishop of Caserta (1552); Mario Carafa, Archbishop of Naples (1566); and Pietro Lunello, Bishop of Gaeta (1566).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 149. Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2022-02-21. (in Latin)
2. "Nunciature to Poland" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Apostolic Nunciature Poland" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Berardo Bongiovanni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Camerino–San Severino Marche". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Camerino–San Severino Marche (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Poland". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature Poland". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Camillo Mentovato	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland 1560–1563	Succeeded by Gianfrancesco Commendone
Preceded by Giovanni Domenico de Cupis	Bishop of Camerino 1537–1574	Succeeded by Alfonso Binarini