Girolamo Asteo Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Girolamo Asteo
Bishop of Veroli
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Veroli
Term:1608–1626
Predecessor:Eugenio Fucci
Successor:Baglione Carradoli
Consecration:23 November 1608
Consecrated By:Marcello Lante della Rovere
Birth Date:1562
Death Date:15 August 1626
Death Place:Veroli, Italy

Girolamo Asteo, O.F.M. Conv. (1562 – 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Veroli (1608–1626).[1]

Biography

Girolamo Asteo was born in 1562 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.[2] On 17 November 1608, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Veroli.On 23 November 1608, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Bishop of Todi, with Giovanni Battista del Tufo, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, and Paolo de Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Veroli until his death on 15 August 1626.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 365. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Girolamo Asteo, O.F.M. Conv. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. March 25, 2018.