Vincenzo Agnello Suardi Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Vincenzo Agnello Suardi
Bishop of Mantua
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1616–1620
Predecessor:Francesco Gonzaga
Successor:Maffeo Vitale
Consecration:21 December 1616
Consecrated By:Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Birth Date:1582
Death Date:September 1644 (age 62)
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Vincenzo Agnello Suardi (1582 – September 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1620–1644) and Bishop of Alba (1616–1620).[1]

Biography

Vincenzo Agnello Suardi was born in Mantua, Italy in 1582.On 5 December 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Alba.On 21 December 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, and Francesco Sacrati (cardinal), Titular Archbishop of Damascus. serving as co-consecrators. On 13 May 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Mantua; and succeeded on 2 March 1620.He served as Bishop of Mantua until his death in September 1644. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ludovico Gonzaga (bishop), Bishop of Alba (1619); and Scipione Agnelli, Bishop of Casale Monferrato (1624).

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  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsuardiv.html "Bishop Vincenzo Agnello Suardi"