Giorgio Emo Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giorgio Emo
Archbishop of Corfu
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Corfu
Term:1688–1705
Predecessor:Marcantonio Barbarigo
Successor:Augusto Antonio Zacco
Ordination:1 February 1688
Consecration:27 June 1688
Consecrated By:Gasparo Carpegna
Birth Date:23 June 1644
Birth Place:Venice, Italy
Death Date:January 1705 (age 60)
Death Place:Corfu, Greece

Giorgio Emo (1644–1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Corfu (1688–1705).[1] [2]

Biography

Giorgio Emo was born in Venice, Italy on 23 June 1644 and ordained a priest on 1 February 1688.On 14 June 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Corfu.On 27 June 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stephanus Cosimi, Archbishop of Split, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia serving as co-consecrators.He served as Archbishop of Corfù until his death in January 1705.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 172. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Archbishop Giorgio Emo [Catholic-Hierarchy] . David M. Cheney. catholic-hierarchy.org. October 11, 2017.