Agostino Cassandra Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Agostino Cassandra
Bishop of Gravina di Puglia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Gravina di Puglia
Term:1614–1623
Predecessor:Vincenzo Giustiniani
Successor:Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Consecration:28 Dec 1614
Consecrated By:Marcello Lante della Rovere
Birth Date:1564
Birth Place:Castrofidardo, Italy
Death Date:Sep 1623

Agostino Cassandra (1564–1623) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1614–1623).[1]

Biography

Agostino Cassandra was born in Castrofidardo, Italy.[2] He was appointed Bishop of Gravina di Puglia on 24 Nov 1614, during the papacy of Pope Paul V.On 28 Dec 1614, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Bishop of Todi, with Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop of Chieti, and Cesare Lippi, Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia until his death in Sep 1623.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 197. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Agostino Cassandra, O.F.M. Conv. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.