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Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R. (1644–1709) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1694–1709).

Biography

Gerolamo Ventimiglia was born in Palermo, Italy in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 19 July 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Lipari. On 25 July 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lipari until his death on 17 December 1709.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Ventimiglia was the principal co-consecrator of:

• Asdrubale Termini, Bishop of Siracusa (1695);
• Tommaso d'Aquino, Bishop of Vico Equense (1700); and
• Giovanni Battista Capano, Bishop of Bitonto (1700).

References

1. ^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 245. (in Latin)
2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gerolamo Ventimiglia, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lipari". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lipari (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

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