Biagio Mazzella Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Biagio Mazzella
Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti
Term:	1663–1664
Predecessor:	Domenico Campanella
Successor:	Giacomo Circio
Consecration:	Nov 1655
Birth Place:	Naples, Italy
Death Date:	1664
Previous Post:	Bishop of Strongoli (1655–1663)

Biagio Mazzella, O.P. (died 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti (1663–1664)^[1] and Bishop of Strongoli (1655–1663).^[2]

Biography

Biagio Mazzella was born in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[3] On 25 Oct 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Strongoli.In Nov 1655, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli. On 26 Feb 1663, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti.He served as Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti until his death in 1664.

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Strongoli . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. January 3, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops)
  • Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Titular Episcopal See of Strongoli (Italy). GCatholic.org. January 3, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Sant'Agata de' Goti (Italy) . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 71. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
2. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 323. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Biagio Mazzella, O.P. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.