Giuseppe Labonia Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giuseppe Labonia
Bishop of Montemarano
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Montemarano
Term:1670–1720
Predecessor:Giuseppe Battaglia
Successor:Giovanni Crisostomo Verchio
Ordination:24 September 1661
Consecration:23 November 1670
Consecrated By:Marcello Santacroce
Birth Date:6 November 1638
Death Date:30 March 1720 (age 81)
Death Place:Montemarano, Italy

Giuseppe Labonia, O.A.D. (6 November 1638 – 30 March 1720) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montemarano (1670–1720).[1]

Biography

Giuseppe Labonia was born in Rossano, Italy on 6 November 1638 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum on 24 September 1661.[2] On 17 November 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Montemarano.On 23 November 1670, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Santacroce, Bishop of Tivoli, with Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop Emeritus of Bitonto, and Ulisse Orsini, Bishop of Ripatransone, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Montemarano until his death on 30 March 1720.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 247. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giuseppe Labonia, O.A.D. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.