Clemente Gera Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Clemente Gera
Bishop of Lodi
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Lodi
Term:1625–1643
Predecessor:Michelangelo Seghizzi
Successor:Pietro Vidoni
Consecration:30 November 1613
Consecrated By:Paolo Emilio Sfondrati
Death Date:23 November 1643
Death Place:Lodi, Italy
Previous Post:Bishop of Terni (1613–1625)

Clemente Gera (died 23 November 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lodi (1625–1643)[1] and Bishop of Terni (1613–1625).[2]

Biography

On 13 November 1613, Clemente Gera was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Terni.[3] [4] On 30 November 1613, he was consecrated bishop by Paolo Emilio Sfondrati, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno, and Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia, Bishop Emeritus of Castro del Lazio, serving as co-consecrators. On 21 May 1625, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lodi.He served as Bishop of Lodi until his death on 23 November 1643.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 216. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 210. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Clemente Gera . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Clemente Gera . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.