Gerolamo Ventimiglia
18th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishop
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Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R. (1644–1709) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1694–1709).[1]
Most Reverend Gerolamo Ventimiglia | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lipari | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lipari |
| In office | 1694–1709 |
| Predecessor | Gaetano de Castillo |
| Successor | Nicola Maria Tedeschi |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 25 July 1694 by Galeazzo Marescotti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1644 |
| Died | 17 December 1709 (age 65) |
| Nationality | Italian |
Biography
Gerolamo Ventimiglia was born in Palermo, Italy in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 19 July 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Lipari.[1][2] On 25 July 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lipari until his death on 17 December 1709.[1][2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, Ventimiglia was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Asdrubale Termini, Bishop of Siracusa (1695);
- Tommaso d'Aquino, Bishop of Vico Equense (1700); and
- Giovanni Battista Capano, Bishop of Bitonto (1700).
