Orazio Schipano Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Orazio Schipano
Bishop of Belcastro
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Belcastro
Term:1591–1596
Predecessor:Giovanni Antonio de Paola
Successor:Alessandro Papatodoro
Death Date:1596
Death Place:Belcastro, Italy

Orazio Schipano (died 1596) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belcastro (1591–1596).[1]

Biography

On 13 November 1591, Orazio Schipano was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Belcastro.[2] He served as Bishop of Belcastro until his death in 1596.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Monaco, Bishop of Martirano (1592).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 130. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Orazio Schipano . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.