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Gerolamo Ventimiglia

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Most Reverend

Gerolamo Ventimiglia
Bishop of Lipari
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Lipari
In office1694–1709
PredecessorGaetano de Castillo
SuccessorNicola Maria Tedeschi
Orders
Consecration25 July 1694
by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born1644
Died17 December 1709 (age 65)
Lipari, Italy
NationalityItalian

Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R. (1644–1709) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1694–1709).[1]

Biography

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Gerolamo Ventimiglia was born in Palermo, Italy in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 19 July 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Lipari.[1][2] On 25 July 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lipari until his death on 17 December 1709.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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While bishop, Ventimiglia was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 245. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lipari
1694–1709
Succeeded by