Pietro Vecchia (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Pietro Vecchia
Bishop of Molfetta
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Molfetta
Term:1691–1695
Predecessor:Carlo Loffredo
Successor:Domenico Belisario de Bellis
Consecration:6 March 1690
Consecrated By:Pietro Francesco Orsini de Gravina
Birth Date:8 January 1628
Birth Place:Venice, Italy
Death Date:July 1695 (age 67)
Death Place:Molfetta, Italy
Previous Post:Bishop of Andria (1690–1691)
Nationality:Italian

Pietro Vecchia, O.S.B. (8 January 1628 – July 1695) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1691–1695) and Bishop of Andria (1690–1691).[1]

Biography

Pietro Vecchia was born in Venice, Italy on 8 January 1628 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] [3] On 6 March 1690, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Bishop of Andria. On 6 March 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Francesco Orsini de Gravina, Archbishop of Benevento, with Giuseppe Bologna, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, and Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia, Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto, serving as co-consecrators. On 19 December 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Molfetta. He served as Bishop of Molfetta until his death in July 1695.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Vecchia was the principal co-consecrator of:

External links and additional sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler . Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 85 and 265. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Pietro Vecchia, O.S.B. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Pietro Vecchia, O.S.B. . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.