Vincenzo Bonincontro

Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P. (died 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Agrigento (1607–1622).[1]

Most Reverend Vincenzo Bonincontro
Bishop of Agrigento
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Agrigento
In office	1607–1622
Predecessor	Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva
Successor	Ottavio Ridolfi
Orders
Consecration	8 July 1607 by Ludovico de Torres
Personal details
Died	May 1622 Agrigento, Italy

Biography

Vincenzo Bonincontro was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 25 June 1607, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Agrigento.[1][2] On 8 July 1607, he was consecrated bishop by Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, with Juan de Rada, Bishop of Patti, and Metello Bichi, Bishop Emeritus of Sovana, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Agrigento until his death in May 1622.[2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Stefano de Vicari, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1610);
• Juan de Espila, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1611);
• Eleuterio Albergone, Bishop of Montemarano (1611); and
• Decius Giustiniani, Bishop of Aleria (1612).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 73. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Vincenzo Bonincontro, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Agrigento". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agrigento (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}