Filippo Roccabella

Most Reverend

Filippo Roccabella
Bishop of Recanati
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Recanati
In office1553–1571
PredecessorGiovanni Domenico de Cupis
SuccessorGerolamo Melchiori
Orders
Consecration22 Aug 1546
by Giovanni Giacomo Barba
Personal details
Died1571

Filippo Roccabella or Filippo Riccabella (died 1571) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Recanati (1553–1571)[1] and Bishop of Macerata (1546–1553).[2]

Biography

On 27 Jan 1546, Filippo Roccabella was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Macerata.[2][3][4] On 22 Aug 1546, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Barba, Bishop of Teramo, with Giovanni Andrea Mercurio, Archbishop of Manfredonia, and Jérome Buccaurati, Bishop of Acci, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 6 Mar 1553, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Recanati.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Recanati until his death in 1571.[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Jean de Bertrand (cardinal), Bishop of Comminges (1560) .[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 281. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Filippo Roccabella". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Filippo Riccabella". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Macerata
1546–1553 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Recanati
1553–1571 		Succeeded by


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