Pier Antonio Capobianco (26 January 1619 – 30 October 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Lacedonia
The Italian Catholic diocese of Lacedonia (Laquedonia, Cedonia), a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento in Campania, existed until 1986 when incorporated into the reorganized Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia. from 1663 to 1672.
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Biography
Pier Antonio Capobianco was born in Naples, Italy, on 26 January 1619.
[ ] On 12 March 1663, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII (; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death, in May 1667.
He began his career as a vice- papal legate, and he held various d ...
as
Bishop of Lacedonia
The Italian Catholic diocese of Lacedonia (Laquedonia, Cedonia), a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento in Campania, existed until 1986 when incorporated into the reorganized Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia. .
He served as Bishop of Lacedonia until his resignation on 9 September 1672.
He died on 30 October 1689.
Episcopal succession
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 Alexander VII
1619 births
1689 deaths
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