Most Reverend Francesco Scannagatta | |
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| Bishop of Avellino e Frigento | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Avellino e Frigento |
| In office | 1679–1700 |
| Predecessor | Carlo Pellegrini |
| Successor | Emanuele Cicatelli |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 April 1658 |
| Consecration | 18 June 1679 by Alessandro Crescenzi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1632 |
| Died | 18 March 1700 (age 68) |
| Nationality | Italian |
Francesco Scannagatta (more properly, Scanegata) (1632 – 18 March 1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served asBishop of Avellino e Frigento (1679–1700).[1][2]
Francesco Scannagatta was born inDongo, Italy, a small village on the northwest shore of Lake Como, in 1632.
He studied for and obtained the degree ofDoctor in utroque iure (Doctor of Civil and Canon Law) at the University of Milan. He was ordained a priest on 6 April 1658.[2]
He served as Vicar General of the diocese of Loreto. As Vicar General he was sent as papal internuncio to Turin. He then served as Vicar General of Cardinal Innoco Caracciolo, who became Archbishop of Naples in 1667.[3]
On 12 June 1679, he was appointed during the papacy ofPope Innocent XI asBishop of Avellino e Frigento.[1][2] On 18 June 1679, he was consecrated bishop byCardinal Alessandro Crescenzi,Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, withPier Antonio Capobianco,Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, andDomenico Gianuzzi,Titular Bishop ofDioclea in Phrygia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] During his term as bishop, Scanegata held frequent diocesan synods, in each of his first eight years, from 1680 to 1687, and then in 1689, 1690, 1692 and 1694.[4] He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death on 18 March 1700.[1][2]
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Avellino e Frigento 1679–1700 | Succeeded by |
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