Ercole Coppola
Most Reverend Ercole Coppola | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Nicotera | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nicotera |
| In office | 1651–1658 |
| Predecessor | Lodovico Centofiorini |
| Successor | Francesco Cribario |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 29 May 1651 by Marcantonio Franciotti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 Feb 1603 |
| Died | 1658 (age 54) Nicotera, Italy |
Ercole Coppola (15 February, 1603 – 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicotera (1651–1658).[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Ercole Coppola was born in Gallipoli, Italy on 15 February 1603.[2] On 22 May 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Nicotera.[1][2] On 29 May 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giambattista Spada, Patriarch of Constantinople, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Nicotera until his death in 1658.[2]
References
- ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 260. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Ercole Coppola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2017
- ^ "Diocese of Nicotera e Tropea" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Nicotera" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
