Pomponio Spreti

Pomponio Spreti (1595–1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cervia (1646–1652).[1]

Most Reverend Pomponio Spreti
Bishop of Cervia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Cervia
In office	1646–1652
Predecessor	Francesco Maria Merlini
Successor	Francesco Gheri
Orders
Consecration	14 Jan 1646 by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore)
Personal details
Born	1595 Ravenna, Italy
Died	15 Nov 1652 (age 57)

Biography

Pomponio Spreti was born in Ravenna, Italy in 1595.[2] On 8 Jan 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Cervia.[1][2] On 14 Jan 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, and Ascanio Cassiani, Bishop of Andria, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Cervia until his death on 15 Nov 1652.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Stefano Donghi, Bishop of Ajaccio.[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 146. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pomponio Spreti". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 2, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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