Bonaventura Poerio

Most Reverend

Bonaventura Poerio
Archbishop of Salerno
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Salerno
In office1697–1722
PredecessorMarcos de Ostos
SuccessorPablo Vilana Perlas
Orders
Consecration17 November 1697
by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara
Personal details
Born(1648-02-03)3 February 1648
Taverna, Italy
Died18 November 1722(1722-11-18) (aged 74)

Bonaventura Poerio, O.F.M. Obs. (3 February 1648 – 18 November 1722) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Salerno (1697–1722).[1]

Biography

Bonaventura Poerio was born on 3 February 1648 in Taverna, Italy and ordained a priest in the Observant branch of the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 11 November 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Salerno.[1][2] On 17 November 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci, Archbishop of Pisa, and Carlo Loffredo, Archbishop of Bari, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Salerno until his death on 18 November 1722, aged 74.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 340. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Bonaventura Poerio, O.F.M. Obs". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 5, 2019. [self-published]