Orazio Greco was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Lesina (1551–1567).
[ ''(in Latin)'']["Diocese of Lesina"]
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Biography
On 18 February 1551, Orazio Greco was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Julius III
Pope Julius III ( la, Iulius PP. III; it, Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 February 1550 to his death in March 155 ...
as
Bishop of Lesina.
[ ] In 1562 he took part in the
Council of Trento
The Council of Trent ( la, Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent (or Trento), now in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as ...
and in 1567 at the Provincial Council celebrated in Benevento. The diocese was suppressed in 1567.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:
Giuseppe Pamphilj,
Bishop of Segni
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
(1570).
References
16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Julius III
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