Geronimo Albertini was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Avellino e Frigento
The Diocese of Avellino () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church 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 t ...
(1545–1548).
[ ''(in Latin)'']["Bishop Geronimo Albertini"]
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Biography
On 19 January 1545, Geronimo Albertini 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 Avellino e Frigento
The Diocese of Avellino () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church 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 t ...
.
He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his resignation in 1548.
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
The Italian Catholic Church, or Catholic Church in Italy, is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in full communion, communion with the Pope in Rome, under the Conference of Italian Bishops. The pope serves also as Primate of Italy and Bishop ...
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul III
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