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Roman Catholic bishop
Most Reverend
Ercole Coppola
Bishop of Nicotera
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nicotera
In office1651–1658
PredecessorLodovico Centofiorini
SuccessorFrancesco Cribario
Orders
Consecration29 May 1651
by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born15 Feb 1603
Gallipoli, Italy
Died1658 (age 54)
Nicotera, Italy

Ercole Coppola (15 February, 1603 – 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicotera (1651–1658).

Biography

Ercole Coppola was born in Gallipoli, Italy on 15 February 1603. On 22 May 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Nicotera. 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. He served as Bishop of Nicotera until his death in 1658.

References

  1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 260. (in Latin)
  2. ^ "Bishop Ercole Coppola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2017
  3. "Diocese of Nicotera e Tropea" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 23, 2016
  4. "Diocese of Nicotera" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 14, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byLodovico Centofiorini Bishop of Nicotera
1651–1658 		Succeeded byFrancesco Cribario
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