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{{Short description|Italian Roman Catholic bishop (died 1598)}}

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Pietro Orsini (died 1598) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa (1591–1598) and Bishop of Spoleto (1581–1591).

Biography

On 11 Apr 1580, Pietro Orsini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Coadjutor Bishop of Spoleto and Titular Bishop of Hippos. On 17 Apr 1580, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Paolo Odescalchi, Bishop Emeritus of Penne e Atri, and Ludovico Taverna, Bishop of Lodi, serving as co-consecrators. On 16 May 1581, he succeeded Flavio Orsini as Bishop of Spoleto. On 5 Apr 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Aversa, he succeeded Giorgio Manzolo as Bishop of Aversa. He served as Bishop of Aversa until his death in 1598.

References

External links and additional sources

• WEB, Cheney, David M., Hippos (Titular See), Catholic-Hierarchy.org,weblink March 25, 2018, (for Chronology of Bishops) {{sup|[self-published]}}
• WEB, Chow, Gabriel, Titular Episcopal See of Hippo Regius (Algeria), GCatholic.org,weblink March 25, 2018, (Chronology of Bishops) {{sup|[self-published]}}
• WEB, Cheney, David M., Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia, Catholic-Hierarchy.org,weblink March 25, 2018, (for Chronology of Bishops) {{sup|[self-published]}}
• WEB, Chow, Gabriel, Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia (Italy), GCatholic.org,weblink March 25, 2018, (Chronology of Bishops) {{sup|[self-published]}}
• WEB, Cheney, David M., Diocese of Aversa, Catholic-Hierarchy.org,weblink January 4, 2019, (for Chronology of Bishops) {{sup|[self-published]}}
• WEB, Chow, Gabriel, Diocese of Aversa (Italy), GCatholic.org,weblink January 4, 2019, (for Chronology of Bishops) {{sup|[self-published]}}

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