Matteo Priuli (30 March 1528 - 3 April 1595) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Vicenza The Diocese of Vicenza () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy."Diocese of V ...

(1565–1579) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Emona,"Aemona", later "Civitas nova" (Città nova) in Istria. The city, now in the territory of Slovenia, has been renamed Novigrad. (1561–1565). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

On 5 September 1561, Matteo Priuli was appointed Bishop of Emona (Civitas Nova) by

Pope Pius IV Pope Pius IV (; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565. Born in Milan, his family considered itself a b ...

. On 13 April 1565, Pius IV appointed him

Bishop of Vicenza The Diocese of Vicenza () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy."Diocese of V ...

. He served as Bishop of Vicenza until his resignation in 1579.

References

Sources

*Cappelletti, Giuseppe (1854), ''Le chiese d'Italia''.
Volume decimo
(10) Venezia. Giuseppe Antonelli, pp. 909-911. *

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