Vincenzo Agnello Suardi
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| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = Most Reverend
| name = Vincenzo Agnello Suardi
| title = Bishop of Mantua
| image = Ritratto di Vincenzo Agnello Suardi.png
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| church = Catholic Church
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| see =
| term = 1616–1620
| predecessor = Francesco Gonzaga
| successor = Maffeo Vitale
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| consecration = 21 December 1616
| consecrated_by = Giovanni Garzia Mellini
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| birth_date = 1582
| death_date = September 1644 (age 62)
| previous_post = Bishop of Alba (1616–1620)
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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).[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsuardiv.html "Bishop Vincenzo Agnello Suardi"] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016. Wikipedia:SPS
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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- {{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|author-link=|title=Diocese of Alba|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dalba.html |access-date=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
- {{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|author-link=|title=Diocese of Alba (Italy)|website=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/alba2.htm|access-date=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
- {{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|author-link=|title=Diocese of Mantova |website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmant.html |access-date=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
- {{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|author-link=|title=Diocese of Mantova (Italy)|website=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mant0.htm|access-date=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
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| title = Bishop of Alba
| years = 1616–1620
| before = Francesco Pendasio
| after = Ludovico Gonzaga (bishop)}}
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| title = Bishop of Mantua
| years = 1620–1644
| before = Francesco Gonzaga
| after = Maffeo Vitale}}
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Category:17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
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