Pietro Rota (bishop of Lucca)

Pietro Rota (1600 – 12 February 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lucca (1650–1657).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Pietro Rota
Bishop of Lucca
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lucca
In office	1650–1657
Predecessor	Giavanbattista Rainoldi
Successor	Girolamo Buonvisi
Orders
Consecration	3 July 1650 by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born	1600 Ravenna, Italy
Died	12 February 1657 (age 57) Lucca, Italy

Biography

Pietro Rota was born in Ravenna, Italy in 1600.[2] On 27 June 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Lucca.[1][2] On 3 July 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Luca Torreggiani, Archbishop of Ravenna, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lucca until his death on 12 February 1657.[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 223. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Pietro Rota" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Archdiocese of Lucca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
4. "Archdiocese of Lucca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016