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Roman Catholic bishop
Most Reverend
Innocentius Serpa
Bishop of Pula
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Pula
In office1624–1625
PredecessorUberto Testa
SuccessorRodolfo Rodolfi-Sforza
Orders
Consecration18 February 1624
by Pietro Valier
Personal details
Born1573
Venice, Italy
DiedAugust 1625 (age 52)
Pula, Italy
NationalityItalian

Innocentius Serpa, C.R.L. (1573 – August 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pula (1624–1625).

Biography

Innocentius Serpa was born in Vicenza, Italy and ordained a priest in the Canons Regular of the Lateran. On 12 February 1624, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Pula. On 18 February 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Valier, Bishop of Ceneda with Agostino Gradenigo, Bishop of Feltre, and Vincenzo Giustiniani (bishop), Bishop of Treviso, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Pula until his death in August 1625.

References

  1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 283. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Innocentius Serpa, C.R.L." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byUberto Testa Bishop of Pula
1624–1625
Succeeded byRodolfo Rodolfi-Sforza


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