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Girolamo Bevilacqua O.F.M. (died 1604) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Nazareth (1587–1604).

Biography

Girolamo Bevilacqua was born in Spello, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 2 December 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Archbishop of Nazareth. On 27 Dec 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Costanzo de Sarnano, Bishop of Vercelli. He served as Archbishop of Nazareth until his death on 4 September 1604.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem (1588); and Thomas Cammerota, Bishop of Vieste (1589).

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 254. (in Latin)
2. ^ "Archbishop Girolamo Bevilacqua, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nazareth (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Metropolitan See of Nazareth". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops)

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