Andrea Pierbenedetti

Most Reverend

Andrea Pierbenedetti
Most Reverend; Andrea Pierbenedetti
Bishop of Venosa
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Venosa
In office	1611–1634
Predecessor	Mario Moro (bishop)
Successor	Bartolomeo Frigerio
Orders
Consecration	20 March 1611; by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Born	1568; Camerino, Italy
Died	1634; Venosa, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Andrea Pierbenedetti (1568–1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Venosa (1611–1634).^[1]^[2]

Biography

Andrea Pierbenedetti was born in Camerino, Italy in 1568.^[2] On 14 March 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Venosa.^[1]^[2] On 20 March 1611, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Antonio Seneca, Bishop of Anagni, and Pietro Bastoni, Bishop of Umbriatico, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death in 1634.^[1]^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 364. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bishop Andrea Pierbenedetti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016

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