Maurizio Centini,
O.F.M. Conv.
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (O.F.M. Conv.) is a male religious fraternity in the Catholic Church and a branch of the Franciscan Order. Conventual Franciscan Friars are identified by the affix O.F.M. Conv. after their names. They are ...
(1592 – 14 November 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Mileto
The Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historical Diocese of Mileto was united with the Diocese of Nicotera-Tropea. The diocese is a suffra ...
(1631–1639)
[ ''(in Latin)'']
and
Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1626–1631).
[ ''(in Latin)'']
Biography
Maurizio Centini was born in 1592 in Ascoli,
[There are two places called Ascoli in Italy]Ascoli Piceno
Ascoli Piceno (; ; ) is a (municipality) and capital of the province of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italy, Italian region of Marche.
Geography
The town lies at the confluence of the Tronto, River Tronto and the small Castellano (river), River Castell ...
and Ascoli Satriano
Ascoli Satriano (; ) is a town and ''comune ''in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It is located on the edge of a large plain in Northern Apulia known as the Tavoliere delle Puglie.Curtis, DanielIs there an ‘agro- ...
. It is not clear from the sources which was his birthplace. Italy and ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (O.F.M. Conv.) is a male religious fraternity in the Catholic Church and a branch of the Franciscan Order. Conventual Franciscan Friars are identified by the affix O.F.M. Conv. after their names. They are ...
.
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On 9 February 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII
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as
Bishop of Massa Lubrense.
In March 1626, he was consecrated bishop by
Felice Centini,
Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino.
On 12 May 1631, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as
Bishop of Mileto
The Diocese of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria, southern Italy, created in 1986. In that year the historical Diocese of Mileto was united with the Diocese of Nicotera-Tropea. The diocese is a suffra ...
.
He served as Bishop of Mileto until his death on 14 November 1639.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of
Hector de Monte,
Bishop of Termoli
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(1626).
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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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII
1592 births
1639 deaths
Conventual Franciscan bishops
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