Michelangelo Brancavalerio Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Michelangelo Brancavalerio
Bishop of Alatri
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Alatri
Term:1648–1683
Predecessor:Alessandro Vittrici
Successor:Stefano Ghirardelli
Ordination:16 March 1647
Consecration:17 May 1648
Consecrated By:Ciriaco Rocci
Birth Date:October 1617
Birth Place:Rome, Papal States
Death Date:25 March 1683 (age 65)
Death Place:Alatri, Papal States

Michelangelo Brancavalerio (October 1617 – 25 March 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alatri (1648–1683).[1] [2]

Biography

Michelangelo Brancavalerio was born in Rome, Italy in October 1617 and ordained a priest on 16 March 1647.On 4 May 1648, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Alatri.On 17 May 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Ciriaco Rocci, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro. He served as Bishop of Alatri until his death on 25 March 1683.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 74. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbrancav.html "Bishop Michelangelo Brancavalerio"