Onofrio Montesoro

Onofrio Montesoro or Onuphrio Montesoro (8 June 1647 – 24 December 1722) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Castellaneta (1696–1722).[1]

Most Reverend Onofrio Montesoro
Bishop of Castellaneta
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Castellaneta
In office	1696–1722
Predecessor	Domenico Antonio Bernardini
Successor	Luigi Maria de Dura
Orders
Consecration	21 December 1696 by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara
Personal details
Born	8 June 1647 Bari, Italy
Died	24 December 1722 (age 75) Castellaneta, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Onofrio Montesoro was born in Bari, Italy. He was ordained a deacon on 2 February 1689 and ordained a priest on 6 February 1689.[2] On 17 December 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Castellaneta.[1][2] On 21 December 1696, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Giorgio Spínola, Bishop of Albenga, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Castellaneta until his death on 24 December 1722.[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 148. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Onofrio Montesoro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

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