Raimondo del Pozzo (17 January 1622 – 30 October 1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vieste (1668–1694).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Raimondo del Pozzo
Bishop of Vieste
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Vieste
In office1668–1694
PredecessorGiovanni Mastelloni
SuccessorAndrea Tontoli
Orders
Ordination20 March 1649
Consecration16 December 1668
by Pietro Vito Ottoboni
Personal details
Born17 January 1622
Died30 October 1694 (age 72)
Vieste, Italy

Biography edit

Raimondo del Pozzo was born in Messina, Italy on 17 January 1622 and ordained a priest on 20 March 1649.[2] On 10 December 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Vieste.[1][2] On 16 December 1668, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Vito Ottoboni, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco, with Giacomo Altoviti, Titular Patriarch of Antiochia and Stefano Brancaccio, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Vieste until his death on 30 October 1694.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 412. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Raimondo del Pozzo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 27, 2017

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Vieste
1668–1694
Succeeded by