Ascanio Albertini (1526–1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Avellino e Frigento The Catholic Diocese of Avellino ( la, Dioecesis Abellinensis) is in the territory of the Irpini, some 55 km (30 mi) east of Naples and 23 km (14 mi) south of Benevento, in the modern Republic of Italy. It is suffragan to the a ...

(1549–1580). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Ascanio Albertini"
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

Biography

Ascanio Albertini was born in

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in 1526. On 10 May 1549, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul III Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549. He came to ...

. He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death in 1580.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator: *

Francesco Beltramini Francesco Beltramini (1522–1575) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (1564–1575) ''(in Latin)'' and Apostolic Nuncio to France (1565–1566). Biography Francesco Beltramini was born in Colle Val ...

, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (1565); *

Giovanni D'Amato Giovanni D'Amato was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Minori (1565–1567). ''(in Latin)''

, Bishop of Minori (1565); *

Miler Magrath , appointed = 3 February 1571 , term_end = 14 November 1622 , predecessor = James MacCawell , successor = Malcolm Hamilton , other_post = , ordination = , ordinated_by = , consecration = 4 November 1565 , consecrated_by = Francesco ...

Bishop of Down and Connor The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick (located in County Down) and the village of Connor (located in County Antrim) in Northern Ireland. The title is still used by the Catholic Chur ...

(1565); * Nicolas Ugrinovich, Bishop of Smederevo (1565); and *

Beatus di Porta Beatus, meaning ''blessed'' in Medieval Latin, may mean: *One who has been beatified, the stage before being declared a saint Biblical *The ''Commentary on the Apocalypse'', (i.e. Book of Revelation), especially in illuminated manuscript form, wri ...

, Bishop of Chur (1565).

References

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III 1526 births 1580 deaths {{16C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub