Placido Padiglia

Placido Padiglia, O.S.B. Cel. (1579 – 14 June 1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alessano (1634–1648)[1] and Bishop of Lavello (1627–1634).[2]

Most Reverend Placido Padiglia
Bishop of Alessano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Alessano
In office	1634–1648
Predecessor	Nicola Antonio Spinelli
Successor	Francesco Antonio Roberti
Orders
Consecration	26 September 1627 by Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona
Personal details
Born	1579 Naples, Italy
Died	14 June 1648 (age 69) Alessano, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Bishop of Lavello (1627–1634)

Biography

Placido Padiglia was born in Naples, Italy in 1579 and ordained a priest in the Celestine Order of Saint Benedict.[3][4] On 20 September 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Lavello.[2][3] On 26 September 1627, he was consecrated bishop by Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo, with Girolamo de Franchis, Bishop of Nardò, and Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Capaccio, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 27 November 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Alessano.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Alessano until his death on 14 June 1648.[1][3]

While bishop, Padiglia was the principal co-consecrator of Jacobus Wemmers, Titular Bishop of Memphis (1645).[3]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 77. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 217. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Placido Padiglia, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Placido Padiglia, O.S.B. Cel". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lavello". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Lavello". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Alessano". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Alessano (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}