Etienne Via (1596–1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of ''Cyrene'' (1637–1650). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Etienne Via was born in 1596 in Prati de Tuscia,

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

. On 20 April 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

of ''Cyrene''. He served as Titular Bishop of ''Cyrene'' until his death on 1 September 1650.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1596 births 1650 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub