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Bishop Cristoforo Memmolo, C.R. (1586 – 1646) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ruvo (1621–1646).

Biography

Cristoforo Memmolo was born in Benevento, Italy in 1586 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 29 March 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Ruvo. On 18 April 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Attilio Amalteo, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Paolo De Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Ruvo until his death in May 1646.

References

1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 298. (in Latin)
2. ^ "Bishop Cristoforo Memmolo, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ruvo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ruvo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

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