Antonio Molinari (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Antonio Molinari
Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano
Term:1676–1698
Predecessor:Onofrio de Ponte
Successor:Giovanni Cito
Ordination:8 April 1651
Consecration:6 December 1676
Consecrated By:Giacomo Franzoni
Birth Date:1626
Birth Place:Genoa, Italy
Death Date:11 July 1698 (age 72)
Nationality:Italian

Antonio Molinari (1626 – 11 July 1698) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1676–1698).

Biography

Antonio Molinari was born in Genoa, Italy in 1626 and ordained a priest on 8 April 1651.On 2 December 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano.On 6 December 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Giacomo Franzoni, Bishop of Camerino, with Francesco de' Marini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia, and Domenico Gianuzzi, Titular Bishop of Dioclea in Phrygia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano until his death on 11 July 1698.

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