Antonio del Buffalo

Antonio del Buffalo, O.F.M. or Antonio Geremia de Bufalo (1619–1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gallipoli (1668–1677), Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza (1666–1668), and Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1661–1666).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Most Reverend

Antonio del Buffalo
Bishop of Gallipoli
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Gallipoli
In office1668–1677
PredecessorGiovanni Montoja de Cardona
SuccessorAntonio Pérez de la Lastra
Orders
Consecration19 February 1662
by Georges d'Aubusson de la Feuillade
Personal details
Born1619
Vallata, Italy
Died25 September 1677
Gallipoli, Apulia, Italy
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo (1661–1666)
Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza (1666–1668)

Biography

Antonio del Buffalo was born in Vallata, Italy in 1619 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 5 March 1660, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on 8 August 1661 by Pope Alexander VII as Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo and Titular Bishop of Temnus.[1][2][3] On 19 February 1662, he was consecrated bishop by Georges d'Aubusson de la Feuillade, Archbishop of Embrun, with Luis de Morales (bishop), Titular Bishop of Troas, and Miguel Pérez Cevallos, Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] In 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza.[1][2][3] On 14 May 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Bishop of Gallipoli.[2][3] He served as Bishop of Gallipoli until his death on 25 September 1677.[2][3]

Episcopal succession

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

  • Antonio Rodríguez Castañon, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1662);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

  • Dionisio Pérez Escobosa, Bishop of Mondoñedo (1663);
  • Lorenzo de Sotomayor, Bishop of Zamora (1663);
  • Francisco Rodríguez Castañón, Bishop of Orense (1664);
  • Benito de Rivas, Bishop of Puerto Rico (1664);
  • Alfonso Vázquez de Toledo, Bishop of Cádiz (1664); and
  • Ambrosio Ignacio Spínola y Guzmán, Bishop of Oviedo (1665).
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References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 192 and 330. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Antonio del Buffalo, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  3. "Bishop Antonio Geremia de Bufalo, O.F.M." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  4. "Diocese of Sigüenza–Guadalajara" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. "Archdiocese of Toledo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  7. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  8. "Temnus (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  9. "Titular Episcopal See of Temnus" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 5, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
 Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo
1661–1666		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Auxiliary Bishop of Sigüenza
1666–1668		 Succeeded by
Preceded by
Giovanni Montoja de Cardona		 Bishop of Gallipoli
1668–1677		 Succeeded by
Antonio Pérez de la Lastra
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