Pietro Vecchia (bishop)

Pietro Vecchia, O.S.B. (8 January 1628 – July 1695) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1691–1695) and Bishop of Andria (1690–1691).[1]

Most Reverend Pietro Vecchia
Bishop of Molfetta
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Molfetta
In office	1691–1695
Predecessor	Carlo Loffredo
Successor	Domenico Belisario de Bellis
Orders
Consecration	6 March 1690 by Pietro Francesco Orsini de Gravina
Personal details
Born	8 January 1628 Venice, Italy
Died	July 1695 (age 67) Molfetta, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Bishop of Andria (1690–1691)

Biography

Pietro Vecchia was born in Venice, Italy on 8 January 1628 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2][3] On 6 March 1690, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Bishop of Andria.[1][2] On 6 March 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Francesco Orsini de Gravina, Archbishop of Benevento, with Giuseppe Bologna, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, and Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia, Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 19 December 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Molfetta.[2] He served as Bishop of Molfetta until his death in July 1695.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Vecchia was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Bartolomeo Riberi, Bishop of Nicotera (1691);
• Carolus de Tilly, Bishop of Acerra (1692); and
• Francesco Antonio Triveri, Bishop of Andria (1692).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 85 and 265. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Pietro Vecchia, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Pietro Vecchia, O.S.B." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Andria". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Andria (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}