Serafino Fortibraccia Explained

Type:bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Serafino Fortibraccia
Bishop of Nemosia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Nemosia
Term:1569–1571
Predecessor:Andrea Mocenigo
Successor:None
Consecration:13 February 1569
Consecrated By:Giulio Antonio Santorio
Death Date:1571
Death Place:Famagusta, Cyprus

Serafino Fortibraccia, O.P. (died 1571) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nemosia (1569–1571).[1] [2]

Biography

Serafino Fortibraccia was ordained a bishop in the Order of Preachers. On 24 January 1569, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Nemosia. On 13 February 1569, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Archbishop of Santa Severina, with Giovanni Agostino Campanile, Bishop of Minori, and Umberto Locati, Bishop of Bagnoregio, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Nemosia until his death in 1571 in the Siege of Famagusta.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfortib.html "Bishop Serafino Fortibraccia, O.P."
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dn533.html "Diocese of Nemosia (Limasol)"
  3. Book: Fortebracci, Giovanni V.. Lettera istorico-genealogica della famiglia Fortebracci da Montone. 8. la Biblioteca Pubblica Bavarese. 1689.