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Most Reverend
Orazio Greco
Bishop of Lesina
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Lesina
In office1551–1567
PredecessorBaldassare Marachi
SuccessorNone

Orazio Greco was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lesina (1551–1567).

Biography

On 18 February 1551, Orazio Greco was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Lesina. In 1562 he took part in the Council of Trento and in 1567 at the Provincial Council celebrated in Benevento. The diocese was suppressed in 1567. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: Giuseppe Pamphilj, Bishop of Segni (1570).

References

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 224. (in Latin)
  2. "Diocese of Lesina" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 17, 2017
  3. "Titular Episcopal See of Lesina" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 17, 2017
  4. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Orazio Greco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byBaldassare Marachi Bishop of Lesina
1551–1567 		Succeeded byNone


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