Nicolò Vernely Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Nicolò Vernely
Bishop of Bagnoregio
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Bagnoregio
Term:1545–1563
Predecessor:Francisco de Solís Quiñones y Montenegro
Successor:Galeazzo Gegald
Consecration:30 May 1547
Consecrated By:Giovanni Giacomo Barba
Death Date:1563
Death Place:Bagnoregio, Italy

Nicolò Vernely or Nicolò Verneey (died 1563) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bagnoregio (1545–1563).[1]

Biography

On 22 May 1545, Nicolò Vernely was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Bagnoregio.[2] On 30 May 1547, he was consecrated bishop in the Sistine Chapel by Giovanni Giacomo Barba, Bishop of Teramo. He served as Bishop of Bagnoregio until his death in 1563.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Bernardino Maffei, Bishop of Massa Marittima (1547).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 128. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Nicolò Vernely (Verneey). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.