Francesco Scannagatta (more properly, Scanegata) (1632 – 18 March 1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1679–1700). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Francesco Scannagatta"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 14, 2016

Biography

Francesco Scannagatta was born in Dongo, Italy, a small village on the northwest shore of Lake Como, in 1632. He studied for and obtained the degree of ''Doctor in utroque iure'' (Doctor of Civil and Canon Law) at the University of Milan. He was ordained a priest on 6 April 1658. He served as Vicar General of the diocese of Loreto. As Vicar General he was sent as papal internuncio to Turin. He then served as Vicar General of Cardinal Innoco Caracciolo, who became Archbishop of Naples in 1667. On 12 June 1679, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 18 June 1679, he was consecrated bishop by Cardinal Alessandro Crescenzi,

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, with

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, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and

Domenico Gianuzzi Domenico Gianuzzi (1596–1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as titular bishop of ''Dioclea in Phrygia'' (1669–1680). ''(in Latin)''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 ...

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'', serving as co-consecrators. During his term as bishop, Scanegata held frequent diocesan synods, in each of his first eight years, from 1680 to 1687, and then in 1689, 1690, 1692 and 1694.Zigarelli, p. 55. He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death on 18 March 1700.

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