Gerolamo Ventimiglia

Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R. (1644–1709) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1694–1709).[1]

Most Reverend Gerolamo Ventimiglia
Bishop of Lipari
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lipari
In office	1694–1709
Predecessor	Gaetano de Castillo
Successor	Nicola Maria Tedeschi
Orders
Consecration	25 July 1694 by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born	1644 Palermo, Italy
Died	17 December 1709 (age 65) Lipari, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Gerolamo Ventimiglia was born in Palermo, Italy in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 19 July 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Lipari.[1][2] On 25 July 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lipari until his death on 17 December 1709.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Asdrubale Termini, Bishop of Siracusa (1695);
• Tommaso d'Aquino, Bishop of Vico Equense (1700); and
• Giovanni Battista Capano, Bishop of Bitonto (1700).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 245. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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