Nicolò Stizzia Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Nicolò Stizzia
Bishop of Cefalù
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Cefalù
Term:1594–1596
Predecessor:Francesco Gonzaga (bishop)
Successor:Manuel Quero Turillo
Consecration:30 May 1594
Consecrated By:Giulio Antonio Santorio
Birth Date:1542
Death Date:17 February 1596 (age 54)
Death Place:Cefalù, Sicily
Nationality:Spanish

Nicolò Stizzia (1542  - 17 February 1596) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cefalù (1594–1596).

Biography

Nicolò Stizzia was born in 1542 and ordained a priest in 1570. On 23 May 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Cefalù.[1] On 30 May 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola with Flaminio Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Cefalù until his death on 17 February 1596.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Nicolò Stizzia . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.