Girolamo Bevilacqua
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Girolamo Bevilacqua O.F.M. (died 1604) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Nazareth (1587–1604).{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/hierarchiacathol03eube|first=Konrad|last=Eubel|title=HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III|pages=[https://archive.org/details/hierarchiacathol03eube/page/254 254]|date=1923|publisher=Libreria Regensbergiana|location=Münster|edition=second|ISBN=}} (in Latin)[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbevilg.html "Archbishop Girolamo Bevilacqua, O.F.M."] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
Biography
Girolamo Bevilacqua was born in Spello, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.
On 2 December 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Archbishop of Nazareth.
On 27 Dec 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Costanzo de Sarnano, Bishop of Vercelli.
He served as Archbishop of Nazareth until his death on 4 September 1604.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1588); and Thomas Cammerota, Bishop of Vieste (1589).
See also
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External links and additional sources
- {{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Nazareth (Titular See)|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2n81.html|accessdate=January 4, 2019}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
- {{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|authorlink=|title=Titular Metropolitan See of Nazareth |website=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/naza1.htm|accessdate=January 4, 2019}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
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