Antonio Lombardo (bishop)

Most Reverend

Antonio Lombardo
Archbishop of Messina
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Messina
In office1585–1597
PredecessorGiovanni Retana
SuccessorFrancisco Velarde de la Cuenca
Personal details
Died(1597-09-13)13 September 1597
Messina, Italy

Antonio Lombardo (died 1597) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Messina (1585–1597), Bishop of Agrigento (1579–1585), and Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1573–1579).[1]

Biography

On 16 January 1573, Antonio Lombardo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo.[1][2][3] On 30 March 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Agrigento.[1][2][3] On 23 January 1585, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Messina.[1][2][3] He served as Archbishop of Messina until his death on 13 September 1597.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 239, 242, and 99. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Antonio Lombardo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ a b c d Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Antonio Lombardo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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