Fulgenzio Arminio Monforte

Fulgenzio Arminio Monforte, O.S.B. (1620–1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nusco (1669–1680).[1]

Most Reverend Fulgenzio Arminio Monforte
Bishop of Nusco
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nusco
In office	1669–1680
Predecessor	Angelo Picchetti
Successor	Benedetto Giacinto Sangermano
Orders
Consecration	7 April 1669 by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born	1620 Avellino, Italy
Died	1680 (age 60) Nusco, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Fulgenzio Arminio Monforte was born in Avellino, Italy in 1620 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 1 April 1669, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Nusco.[1][2] On 7 April 1669, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, wit Stefano Brancaccio, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto, and Emmanuele Brancaccio, Bishop of Ariano, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Nusco until his death in 1680.[2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Giuseppe Armenj (Armenio), Bishop of Teramo (1670); and
• Henri Provana, Bishop of Nice (1671).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 294. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Fulgenzio Arminio Monforte, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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