Antonius Serra Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Antonius Serra
Bishop of Milos
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Milos
Term:1642–1669
Predecessor:Gerolamo de Paduano
Successor:Giovanni Antonio de Camillis
Consecration:7 September 1642
Consecrated By:Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta
Birth Date:1610
Birth Place:Chios, Greece
Death Date:October 1669 (age 59)
Death Place:Milos, Greece
Nationality:Greek

Antonius Serra (1610 – October 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Milos (1642–1669).[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Antonius Serra was born in Chios, Greece in 1610. On 14 July 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Milos. On 7 September 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Patrizio Donati, Bishop of Minori, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Milos until his death in October 1669.

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 241. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bserraa.html "Bishop Antonius Serra"
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dm549.html "Diocese of Milos (Melos)"
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/milo0.htm "Diocese of Milos"