Andrea Massa

Andrea Massa
Most Reverend; Andrea Massa
	Bishop of Gallipoli
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Gallipoli
In office	1651–1654
Predecessor	Gonzalo de Rueda
Successor	Giovanni Montoya de Cardona
Orders
Consecration	8 Oct 1645; by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli
Personal details
Born	6 Jun 1607; Melfi, Italy
Died	30 Dec 1654 (age 47)

Andrea Massa (1607–1654) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gallipoli (1651–1654)[1] and Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1645–1654).[2]

Biography

Andrea Massa was born in Melfi, Italy on 6 Jun 1607.[3][4] On 18 Sep 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia.[2][3] On 8 Oct 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 25 Sep 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Gallipoli.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Gallipoli until his death on 30 Dec 1654.[1][3]

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References

Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 192. (in Latin)
Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 141. (in Latin)
Cheney, David M. "Bishop Andrea Massa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Andrea Massa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Gallipoli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Gallipoli (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Annibale Mascambruno	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia 1645–1654	Succeeded by Clemente Del Pezzo
Preceded by Gonzalo de Rueda	Bishop of Gallipoli 1651–1654	Succeeded by Giovanni Montoya de Cardona

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[HierarchiaIV-Gallipoli-1] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 192. (in Latin)

[HierarchiaIV-Castellammare-2] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 141. (in Latin)

[CathHierAndMas-3] Cheney, David M. "Bishop Andrea Massa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

[GCathAndMas-4] Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Andrea Massa". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}