Georgius Perpignani

Georgius Perpignani
Most Reverend; Georgius Perpignani
	Bishop of Canea
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1619–1621
Predecessor	Joannes Albertus de Garzoni
Successor	Bernardo Florio
Orders
Consecration	20 November 1594; by Gianfrancesco Morosini
Personal details
Born	1555; Crete
Died	1621 (age 66); Canea
Nationality	Cretan
Previous post	Bishop of Tinos (1594–1619)

Georgius Perpignani (1555–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Canea (1619–1621) and Bishop of Tinos (1594–1619).[1][2][3]

Biography

Georgius Perpignani was born in Crete in 1555.[1] On 14 November 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Tinos.[1] On 20 November 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Gianfrancesco Morosini, Bishop of Brescia, with Flaminio Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 15 July 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Canea.[1] He served as Bishop of Canea until his death in 1621.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva, Bishop of Agrigento.[1]

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"Diocese of Canea (Cydonia, Egée)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
"Titular Episcopal See of Canea" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Marco Griman	Bishop of Tinos 1594–1619	Succeeded by Nicolaus Righi
Preceded by Joannes Albertus de Garzoni	Bishop of Canea 1619–1621	Succeeded by Bernardo Florio

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