Domenico Ravenna Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Domenico Ravenna
Bishop of Nicastro
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Nicastro
Term:1635–1637
Predecessor:Giovan Battista Curiale
Successor:Marco Antonio Mandosio
Consecration:18 February 1635
Consecrated By:Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Birth Date:1584
Death Date:1637 (age 53)
Death Place:Nicastro, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Domenico Ravenna (1584 – 1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicastro (1635–1637).[1]

Biography

Domenico Ravenna was born in Rome in 1584 and ordained a priest in November 1634.[2] On 12 February 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicastro.On 18 February 1635, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Carlo Carafa, Bishop of Aversa, and Pier Luigi Carafa, Bishop of Tricarico, with serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Nicastro until his death in July 1637. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Orazio Muscettola, Bishop of Trevico (1636); and Maurizio Ragano, Bishop of Fondi (1636).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 256. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Domenico Ravenna . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.