Most Reverend

Pietro Rota
Bishop of Lucca
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Lucca
In office1650–1657
PredecessorGiavanbattista Rainoldi
SuccessorGirolamo Buonvisi
Orders
Consecration3 July 1650
by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born1600
Died12 February 1657 (age 57)
Lucca, Italy

Pietro Rota (1600 – 12 February 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lucca (1650–1657).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Pietro Rota was born in Ravenna, Italy in 1600.[2] On 27 June 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Lucca.[1][2] On 3 July 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Luca Torreggiani, Archbishop of Ravenna, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lucca until his death on 12 February 1657.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 223. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Pietro Rota" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. "Archdiocese of Lucca" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  4. "Archdiocese of Lucca" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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