Placido Scoppa Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Placido Scoppa
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Venosa
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Venosa
Term:1699–1710
Predecessor:Giovanni Francesco de Lorenzi
Successor:Giovanni Michele Teroni
Ordination:12 October 1664
Consecration:14 June 1693
Consecrated By:Pier Matteo Petrucci
Birth Date:10 October 1640
Death Date:December 1710 (age 70)
Death Place:Venosa, Italy
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Placido Scoppa, C.R. (10 October 1640 – December 1710) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Venosa (1699–1710) and Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1693–1699).[1]

Biography

Placido Scoppa was born in Messina, Italy on 10 October 1640 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence on 12 October 1664.[2] On 8 June 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Dubrovnik.On 14 June 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Giuseppe Felice Barlacci, Bishop Emeritus of Narni, and Francesco Maria Moles, Bishop of Nola, serving as co-consecrators. On 11 April 1699, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Venosa.He served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Venosa until his death in December 1710.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he 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. 327 and 410. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Placido Scoppa (Stoppa), C.R.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.