Berardo Bongiovanni

Berardo Bongiovanni (died 1574) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Camerino (1537–1574) and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1560–1563).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend

Berardo Bongiovanni
Bishop of Camerino
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Camerino
In office1537–1574
PredecessorGiovanni Domenico de Cupis
SuccessorAlfonso Binarini
Personal details
Died12 September 1574
Camerino, Italy
Previous postApostolic Nuncio to Poland (1560–1563)

Biography

On 5 March 1537, Berardo Bongiovanni was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Camerino.[1][4] On 23 April 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland.[4] He resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Poland on May 1563.[4] He served as Bishop of Camerino until his death on 12 September 1574.[4]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[4]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[4]

  • Antonio Bernardo de Mirandola, Bishop of Caserta (1552);
  • Mario Carafa, Archbishop of Naples (1566); and
  • Pietro Lunello, Bishop of Gaeta (1566).

References
  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 149. (in Latin)
  2. "Nunciature to Poland" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Apostolic Nunciature Poland" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Berardo Bongiovanni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Camillo Mentovato		 Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
1560–1563		 Succeeded by
Gianfrancesco Commendone
Preceded by
Giovanni Domenico de Cupis		 Bishop of Camerino
1537–1574		 Succeeded by
Alfonso Binarini


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