Pietro Emo Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Pietro Emo
Bishop of Crema
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Crema
Term:1616–1629
Predecessor:Gian Giacomo Diedo
Successor:Marcantonio Bragadin (cardinal)
Ordination:1592
Consecration:8 Jul 1612
Consecrated By:Giovanni Delfino (camerlengo)
Birth Date:1573
Birth Place:Venice, Italy
Death Date:28 Sep 1629 (age 56)
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Pietro Emo, C.R. (1573–1629) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Crema (1616–1629)[1] and Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria (1612–1616).[2]

Biography

Pietro Emo was born in Venice, Italy in 1573 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence in 1592.[3] [4] On 4 Jul 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria and Coadjutor Bishop of Crema.On 8 Jul 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Delfino (camerlengo), Cardinal-Priest of San Marco, with Attilio Amalteo, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Giovanni Battista del Tufo, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, serving as co-consecrators. On 6 Jun 1616, he succeeded to the bishopric.He served as Bishop of Crema until his death on 28 Sep 1629.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 167. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 216. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Pietro Emo, C.R.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Pietro Emo, C.R.. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.