Paolo Vallaresso (5 March 1660 – 23 November 1723) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Concordia (1693–1723).
Biography
Paolo Vallaresso was born in
Venice
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,
Italy
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on 5 March 1660.
He was ordained a deacon on 21 April 1685 and ordained a priest on 23 November 1692. He held the degree of ''
Doctor in utroque iure
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'' from the University of Padua.
On 9 March 1693, he was appointed Bishop of Concordia by
Pope Innocent XII
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He took a hard stance against nepotism ...
.
On 15 March 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santa Maria in Trastevere
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, with
Petrus Draghi Bartoli
Petrus Draghi Bartoli (23 July 1646 – 13 April 1695) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1690–1695). ''(in Latin)''Titular Patriarch of Alexandria, and
Michelangelo Mattei
Michelangelo Mattei or Michael Angelus Matthaeius (8 May 1628 – 22 December 1699) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Latin Patriarchate of Antioch, Titular Patriarch of Antioch (1693–1699) and Titular Archbishop of ''Hadrianopolis in ...
,
Titular Archbishop
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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 ''Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'', serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Concordia until his death on 23 November 1723.