Pompeo Cornazzano

Most Reverend

Pompeo Cornazzano
Bishop of Parma
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Parma
In office1615–1647
PredecessorAlessandro Rossi
SuccessorGirolamo Corio
Orders
Consecration8 Dec 1615
by Fabrizio Verallo
Personal details
Born1576
Pavie, Italy
Died5 Jul 1647

Pompeo Cornazzano, O. Cist. (1576–1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Parma (1615–1647).[1]

Biography

Pompeo Cornazzano was born in Pavie, Italy in 1576 and ordained a priest in the Order of Cistercians.[2] On 2 Dec 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Parma.[1][2] On 8 Dec 1615, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Verallo, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino, with Giovanni Linati, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, and Antonio Massa, Bishop of Castro del Lazio, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Parma until his death on 5 Jul 1647.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Hyacinthus Arnolfini, Bishop of Milos (1625); and Girolamo Binago, Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia and Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna (1637).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 275. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pompeo Cornazzano, O. Cist". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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