Cristoforo Memmolo

Bishop Cristoforo Memmolo, C.R. (1586 – 1646) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ruvo (1621–1646).[1][2]

Most Reverend Cristoforo Memmolo
Bishop of Ruvo
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ruvo
In office	1621–1646
Predecessor	Giuseppe Saluzzo
Successor	Marco Romano (bishop)
Orders
Consecration	18 April 1621 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Born	1586 Benevento, Italy
Died	May 1646 (age 60) Ruvo, Italy

Biography

Cristoforo Memmolo was born in Benevento, Italy in 1586 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 29 March 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Ruvo.[1][2] On 18 April 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Attilio Amalteo, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Paolo De Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Ruvo until his death in May 1646.[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 298. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Cristoforo Memmolo, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016

External links and additional sources

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