Ottaviano Preconio Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Ottaviano Preconio
Archbishop of Palermo
Church:	Catholic Church
Archdiocese:	Archdiocese of Palermo
Diocese:	ʘ
Term:	1562–1568
Predecessor:	Francisco Orozco de Arce
Successor:	Juan Segría
Death Date:	18 August 1568
Death Place:	Palermo, Italy
Previous Post:	Bishop of Ariano (1561–1562)

Ottaviano Preconio, O.F.M. Conv. or Praeconio (died 18 August 1568) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Palermo (1562–1568) and Bishop of Ariano (1561–1562).^[1]

Biography

Ottaviano Preconio was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.^{[2] [3]}

On 13 June 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Ariano.On 18 March 1562, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Archbishop of Palermo.He served as Archbishop of Palermo until his death on 18 August 1568.

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia . GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archdiocese of Palermo . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palermo (Italy). GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 269. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. 2020-12-24. 2019-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321112249/http://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002718&mediaType=application%2Fpdf. dead. (in Latin)
2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Ottaviano Preconio, O.F.M. Conv. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Archbishop Ottaviano Preconio, O.F.M. Conv.. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.