Dionisio Petra

Most Reverend

Dionisio Petra
Bishop of Capri
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Capri
PredecessorPaolo Pellegrini
SuccessorMichele Gallo Vandeinde
Personal details
Born1630
Vasto Girardi, Italy
DiedJune 1698 (age 68)
Capri, Italy

Dionisio Petra, O.S.B. (1630 – June 1698) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capri (1683–1698).[1]

Biography

Dionisio Petra was born in Vasto Girardi, Italy in 1630 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 12 July 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Capri.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Capri until his death in June 1698.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 140. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Dionisio Petra, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]


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