Vittore Soranzo (Venice, 26 July 1500 – Venice, 13 May 1558) was an Italian bishop who served as Bishop of Bergamo (1547–1552).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Vittore Soranzo
Bishop of Bergamo
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Bergamo
In office1547–1552
PredecessorPietro Bembo
SuccessorLuigi Lippomano
Personal details
Born26 July 1500
Died13 May 1558 (age 57)
Venice, Italy

Bibliography edit

  • Dursteler, Eric R., ed. (2013). "Religious Life". A Companion to Venetian History, 1400-1797. Brill's Companions to European History, 4. Boston-Leiden: Brill. pp. 379–420. ISBN 978-90-04-25252-3.
  • Massimo Firpo and Sergio Pagano, I processi inquisitoriali di Vittore Soranzo (1550-1558), Città del Vaticano, Archivio segreto vaticano, 2004 ISBN 88-85042-40-6
  • Massimo Firpo, Vittore Soranzo, vescovo ed eretico. Riforma della Chiesa e Inquisizione nell'Italia del Cinquecento, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2006 ISBN 88-420-8134-5
  • Lea, Henry Charles (1922). The Inquisition in the Spanish Dependencies: Silicy--Naples--Sardinia--Milan--the Canaries--Mexico--Peru--New Granada. New York: Macmillan. pp. 126–127.

References edit

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 132–133. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Vittore Soranzo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. [self-published]

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Bergamo
1547–1552
Succeeded by