Gianfrancesco Bembo (bishop)

Gianfrancesco Bembo, C.R.S. or Giovanni Francesco Bembo (30 December 1659 – 21 July 1720) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belluno (1694–1720).[1][2]

Most Reverend Gianfrancesco Bembo
Bishop of Belluno
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Belluno
In office	1694–1720
Predecessor	Giulio Berlendi
Successor	Valerio Rota
Orders
Ordination	1678
Consecration	7 March 1694 by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni
Personal details
Born	30 December 1659 Venice, Italy
Died	21 July 1720 (age 60) Belluno, Italy

Biography

Gianfrancesco Bembo was born in Venice, Italy on 30 December 1659 and ordained a priest in the Clerks Regular of Somasca in 1678.[2] On 1 March 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Belluno.[1][2] On 7 March 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, with Odoardo Cibo, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Petrus Draghi Bartoli, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Belluno until his death on 21 July 1720.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Marco Gradenigo, Coadjutor Patriarch of Aquileia and Titular Bishop of Titopolis (1701) .[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 117. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Gianfrancesco Bembo, C.R.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Belluno-Feltre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Belluno-Feltre (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giulio Berlendi	Bishop of Belluno 1694–1720	Succeeded by Valerio Rota