Paolo Oberti Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Paolo Oberti
Bishop of Venosa
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Venosa
Term:1567
Predecessor:Francesco Rusticucci
Successor:Giovanni Antonio Locatelli
Consecration:24 February 1567
Consecrated By:Marcantonio Maffei
Death Date:13 September 1567
Death Place:Venosa, Italy

Paolo Oberti, O.P. (died 1567) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Venosa (1567).[1] [2]

Biography

Paolo Oberti was ordained a priest in the Dominican Order. On 17 February 1567, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Venosa.

On 24 February 1567, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Maffei, Archbishop of Chieti, with Antonio Fioribello, Bishop Emeritus of Lavello, and Egidio Valenti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death on 13 September 1567.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. III. 330. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. la.
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Paolo Oberti, O.P. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.