Bonaventura Secusio

Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs. (died March 1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catania (1609–1618), Bishop of Messina (1605–1609), Bishop of Patti (1601–1605), the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1599–1601), and as Minister General of the Order of Observant Friars Minor (1593–1600).[1][2]

Most Reverend Bonaventura Secusio
Patriarch (personal title) of Catania
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Catania
In office	1609–1618
Predecessor	Juan Ruiz Villoslada
Successor	Juan Torres de Osorio
Orders
Consecration	14 March 1599 by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici
Personal details
Died	March 1618 Catania, Italy

Biography

Bonaventura Secusio was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Observants.[2] In 1593, he was appointed the Minister General of the Order of Observant Friars Minor.[2] On 10 March 1599, he was appointed by Pope Clement VIII as Latin Patriarch of Constantinople and consecrated bishop on 14 March 1599 by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence with Fabio Blondus de Montealto, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Domenico Bolano, Bishop of Canea, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2] In 1600, he resigned as Minister General of the Order of Observant Friars Minor.[2] On 30 April 1601, he was appointed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Patti.[1][2] On 17 August 1605, he was appointed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Messina.[1][2] On 10 June 1609, he was appointed by Pope Paul V as Bishop of Catania where he served until his death in March 1618.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Paolo Tolosa, Bishop of Bovino.[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 141–142 and 162 and 239. (in Latin)
2. "Patriarch Bonaventura Secusio, O.F.M. Obs." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 30, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Constantinople (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Patriarchal See of Constantinople (Turkey)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Patti". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Patti (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Catania". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Catania (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}