Antonio Lombardo (died 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop of Messina (1585–1597),
Bishop of Agrigento
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
(1579–1585), and
Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1573–1579).
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Biography
On 16 January 1573, Antonio Lombardo was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII
Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake ...
as
Bishop of Mazara del Vallo.
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On 30 March 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as
Bishop of Agrigento
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
.
On 23 January 1585, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as
Archbishop of Messina.
He served as Archbishop of Messina until his death on 13 September 1597.
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16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Sicily
Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII
1597 deaths
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