Ulpiano Volpi or Volpiano Volpi (1559 – 10 March 1629) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Novara (1619–1629), and
Archbishop of Chieti
The Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto (; ; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church which received that name in 1986, when the two separate dioceses, which had been governed by one and the same bishop, were united in one diocese. The diocese ...
(1609–1615).
Biography
Ulpiano Volpi was born in
Como
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,
Italy
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in 1559.
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On 11 March 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
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as
Archbishop of Chieti
The Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto (; ; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church which received that name in 1986, when the two separate dioceses, which had been governed by one and the same bishop, were united in one diocese. The diocese ...
.
On 5 April 1609, he was consecrated bishop by
Michelangelo Tonti,
Bishop of Cesena, with
Domenico Rivarola,
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 ''Nazareth'', and
Alessandro Borghi,
Bishop Emeritus of Sansepolcro, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Archbishop of Chieti until his resignation on 16 December 1615.
On 13 November 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Novara.
He served as Archbishop of Novara until his death on 10 March 1629.
His palace home, the
Palazzo Volpi in
Como
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was converted into the town civic art gallery.
Episcopal succession
References
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
1559 births
1629 deaths