Giuseppe Saladino (1556 – 22 November 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Siracusa
The Archdiocese of Siracusa or Syracuse () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It became an archdiocese in 1844."Bishop Giuseppe Saladino" ''
Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
Biography
Giuseppe Saladino was born in
Palermo
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,
Italy
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in 1556. On 31 May 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII
Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605.
Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...
as
Bishop of Siracusa
The Archdiocese of Siracusa or Syracuse () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Sicily. It became an archdiocese in 1844.Camillo Borghese,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Crisogono
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T ...
, with
Agostino Quinzio
Agostino Quinzio, O.P. (died 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1605–1611) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Korčula (1573–1605).
Biography
Agostino Quinzio was ordained a priest in the Order of Preacher ...
,
Bishop of Korčula
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, and
Leonard Abel
Leonard Abel or Léonardo Abela (died 2 May 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Sidon (1582–1605).''Annuario Pontificio 2013'' (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2013 ), p. 863 ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)'' An outstanding ...
,
Titular Bishop
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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 ''Sidon'', serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Siracusa until his death on 22 November 1611.