Gregorio Compagni Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Gregorio Compagni
Bishop of Larino
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Larino
Term:1703–1705
Predecessor:Giuseppe Catalini
Successor:Carlo Maria Pianetti
Consecration:29 January 1696
Consecrated By:Pier Matteo Petrucci
Birth Date:3 September 1640
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Date:17 September 1705 (age 65)
Death Place:Larino, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Gregorio Compagni, O.P. (1640–1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Larino (1703–1705) and Bishop of Sansepolcro (1696–1705).[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Biography

Gregorio Compagni was born in Rome, Italy on 3 September 1640 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[6] [7] On 2 January 1696, he was appointed Bishop of Borgo San Sepolcro by Pope Innocent XII. On 29 January 1696, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators. On 25 June 1703, he was transferred by Pope Clement XI to the diocese of Larino. He served as Bishop of Larino until his death on 17 September 1705.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Ritzler . Remigius . Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 131 and 237. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. Latin.
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ds201.html "Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/sans0.htm "Diocese of Sansepolcro"
  4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dl229.html "Diocese of Larino"
  5. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/lari1.htm "Diocese of Larino"
  6. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Gregorio Compagni, O.P.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  7. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Gregorio Compagni, O.P. . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.