Agostino Maria Salvago Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Agostino Maria Salvago
Archbishop of Genoa
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1559–1567
Predecessor:Girolamo Sauli
Successor:Cipriano Pallavicino
Death Date:30 September 1567
Death Place:Genoa, Italy
Previous Post:Bishop of Accia (1553–1558)

Agostino Maria Salvago, O.P. (died 1567) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Genoa (1559–1567) and Bishop of Accia (1553–1558).[1]

Biography

Agostino Maria Salvago was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 18 August 1553, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Accia; he resigned on 28 November 1558.On 17 April 1559, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Archbishop of Genoa.He served as Archbishop of Genoa until his death on 30 September 1567.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Cherubino Lavosio, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1566)

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 215 and 92. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Agostino Maria Salvago, O.P.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.