Petrus Pitarca

Petrus Pitarca (died 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Termia (1617–1622).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Petrus Pitarca
Bishop of Termia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Termia
In office1617–1622
SuccessorCristóforo Chrisostome Carletti
Orders
Consecration3 September 1617
by Pietro Aldobrandini
Personal details
Died1622
Kythnos, Greece

Biography

Petrus Pitarca was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 26 June 1617, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Termia.[1][2] On 3 September 1617, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Aldobrandini, Archbishop of Ravenna, with Attilio Amalteo, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Termia until his death in 1622.[2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Gregorius Pedrocca, Bishop of Acqui (1620).[2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 333. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Petrus Pitarca, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  3. "Diocese of Termia (Thermae)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016
  4. "Titular Episcopal See of Cea" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 1, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bishop of Termia
1617–1622
Succeeded by
Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti


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