Carlo Labia Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Carlo Labia
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Adria
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1677–1701
Predecessor:Tommaso Retani
Successor:Filippo della Torre
Consecration:9 February 1659
Consecrated By:Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Birth Date:1624
Birth Place:Venice, Italy
Death Date:29 November 1701 (age 77)
Death Place:Adria, Italy
Previous Post:Archbishop of Corfù (1659-1677)
Nationality:Italian

Carlo Labia, C.R. (1624 – 29 November 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Adria (1677–1701) and Archbishop of Corfù (1659-1677).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Carlo Labia was born in Venice, Italy in 1624 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.On 27 January 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Corfù.On 9 February 1659, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, with Alessandro Sperelli, Bishop of Gubbio, and Gregorio Carducci, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, serving as co-consecrators. On 13 September 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Adria. He served as Archbishop of Adria until his death on 29 November 1701.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/blabia.html "Archbishop Carlo Labia, C.R."
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dadro.html "Diocese of Adria-Rovigo"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/adri0.htm "Diocese of Adria-Rovigo"