Giacomo Ponzetti Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Giacomo Ponzetti
Bishop of Molfetta
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Molfetta
Term:	1518–1553
Predecessor:	Ferdinando Ponzetti
Successor:	Nicola Maggiorani

Giacomo Ponzetti or Giacomo Poncetti was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1518–1553).^[1]

Biography

On 12 July 1518, Giacomo Ponzetti was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo X as Bishop of Molfetta.^[2] He served as Bishop of Molfetta until his resignation in 1553.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

• Pietro Ranieri, Bishop of Strongoli (1535);
• Giovanni Michele Saraceni, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1536); and
• François de Mauny, Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (1545).

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi (Italy). GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 241. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giacomo Ponzetti (Poncetti). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.