Bernabé de Castro

Bernabé de Castro, O.S.A. (1644–1707) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Brindisi (1700–1707) and Archbishop of Lanciano (1697–1700).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Bernabé de Castro
Archbishop of Brindisi
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Brindisi
In office	1700–1707
Predecessor	Agustín Antonio de Arellano
Successor	Pablo Vilana Perlas
Orders
Consecration	3 March 1697 by Pier Matteo Petrucci
Personal details
Born	15 June 1644 Manrique
Died	11 December 1707 (age 63) Brindisi, Italy
Previous post	Archbishop of Lanciano (1697–1700)

Biography

Bernabé de Castro was born in Manrique, Italy in 15 June 1644 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 25 February 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Lanciano.[1][2] On 3 March 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Carlo Loffredo, Archbishop of Bari-Canosa, and François Marie Sacco, Bishop of Ajaccio, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 15 December 1700, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Brindisi.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Brindisi until his death on 11 December 1707.[2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Tommaso Antonio Scotti, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1701); and
• Francesco Frosini, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1701).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 129 and 235. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Bernabé de Castro, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
4. "Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 7, 2016

External links

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}