Nicolas Solimele Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Nicolas Solimele
Bishop of Venosa
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Venosa
Term:1459–1492
Successor:Sigismondo Pappacoda
Death Date:1492
Death Place:Venosa, Italy
Previous Post:Bishop of Acerno (1436–1459)

Nicolas Solimele (died 1492) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Venosa (1459–1492) and Bishop of Acerno (1436–1459).[1]

Biography

On 7 August 1436, Nicolas Solimele was appointed by Pope Eugene IV as Bishop of Acerno.[2]

On 17 October 1459, he was transferred by Pope Pius II to the diocese of Venosa. He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death in 1492.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Carlo Setari, Bishop of Isernia (1470); and the co-consecrator of João Manuel, Bishop of Ceuta (1444).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. II. 265 and 78. 1914. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. la.
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Nicolas Solimele . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.