Filippo Bona was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Famagusta (1530–1543).
Biography
On 29 October 1543, Filippo Bona was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III (; ; born Alessandro Farnese; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549) 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 the papal throne in an era follo ...
as
Bishop of Famagusta.
He served as Bishop of Famagusta until his death in 1552.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator
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of Leone Orsini,
Bishop of Fréjus
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(1545); and
Teodoro Pio,
Bishop of Faenza
The Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. (1545).
See also
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Catholic Church in Cyprus
The Catholic Church in Cyprus is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
Description
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References
External links and additional sources
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16th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice
1552 deaths
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
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