Bernabé de Castro

Bernabé de Castro was born in Manrique, Italy in 15 June 1644 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 25 February 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Lanciano.[1][2] On 3 March 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Carlo Loffredo, Archbishop of Bari-Canosa, and François Marie Sacco, Bishop of Ajaccio, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 15 December 1700, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Brindisi.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Brindisi until his death on 11 December 1707.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Tommaso Antonio Scotti, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1701); and
• Francesco Frosini, Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1701).

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Lanciano-Ortona (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}