Onofrio Montesoro or Onuphrio Montesoro (8 June 1647 – 24 December 1722) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Castellaneta The Diocese of Castellaneta () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto.

Bari Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ...

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. He was ordained a deacon on 2 February 1689 and ordained a priest on 6 February 1689. On 17 December 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Innocent XII Pope Innocent XII (; ; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 to his death in September 1700. He took a hard stance against nepotism ...

Bishop of Castellaneta The Diocese of Castellaneta () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto.

. On 21 December 1696, he was

consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

bishop by

Sebastiano Antonio Tanara Sebastiano Antonio Tanara (10 April 1650 – 5 May 1724) was an Italian Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal. He studied law at the university of Bologna. He was internuncio in Flanders (1675-1687) and as, such, he was sent with secret mission to kin ...

Cardinal-Priest A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. ...

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, with

Prospero Bottini Prospero Bottini (1621 – 21 March 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Myra'' (1675–1712). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Prospero Bottini was born in Lucca, Italy in 1621. On 15 July 1675, he was appointed ...

Titular Archbishop 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 ...

of ''Myra'', and

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Bishop of Albenga A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

, serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churche ...

. He served as Bishop of Castellaneta until his death on 24 December 1722.

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