Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Antonio Albergati | |
Bishop of Bisceglie | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Bisceglie |
Term: | 1609–1627 |
Predecessor: | Alessandro Cospi |
Successor: | Nicola Bellolatto |
Ordination: | 2 August 1609 |
Consecration: | 23 August 1609 |
Consecrated By: | Giovanni Garzia Mellini |
Birth Date: | 16 September 1566 |
Birth Place: | Bologna, Italy |
Death Date: | 13 January 1634 (age 60) |
Death Place: | Bisceglie, Italy |
Previous Post: | Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1610–1621) Apostolic Collector to Portugal (1621–1624) |
Antonio Albergati (16 September 1566 – 13 January 1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bisceglie (1609–1627),[1] Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1610–1621), and Apostolic Collector to Portugal (1621–1624).
Antonio Albergati, son of the philosopher Fabio, was born in Bologna, Italy on 16 September 1566 and ordained a priest on 2 August 1609.[2] On 3 August 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Bisceglie.On 23 August 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Bishop of Imola, with Domenico Rivarola, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth, and Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno, serving as co-consecrators. On 26 April 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to GermanyOn 15 September 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Collector to Portugal where he served until his resignation in 1624.He served as Bishop of Bisceglie until his resignation in 1627. He died on 13 Jan 1634.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
and the principal co-consecrator of: