About Pompeo Cornazzano
Lived 1576 – 1647 (aged 70–71). Pompeo Cornazzano was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Pompeo Cornazzano, O. Cist. (1576–1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Parma (1615–1647).
Biography Pompeo Cornazzano was born in Pavie, Italy in 1576 and ordained a priest in the Order of Cistercians. On 2 Dec 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Parma. On 8 Dec 1615, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Verallo, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino, with Giovanni Linati, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, and Antonio Massa, Bishop of Castro del Lazio, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Parma until his death on 5 Jul 1647.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Hyacinthus Arnolfini, Bishop of Milos (1625); and Girolamo Binago, Titular Bishop of Laodicea in Phrygia and Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna (1637).
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Who was Pompeo Cornazzano?
17th-century Roman Catholic bishop
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Pompeo Cornazzano was born in 1576 in Pavie.
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Pompeo Cornazzano died on 5 July 1647.
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Pompeo Cornazzano was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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