Andrea Bonito

Most Reverend

Andrea Bonito
Bishop of Capaccio
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Capaccio
In office1677–1674
PredecessorCamillo Ragona
SuccessorGiovanni Battista De Pace
Orders
Consecration20 June 1677
by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born1619
Amalfi, Italy
Died2 February 1684 (age 65)
Capaccio, Italy

Andrea Bonito, C.O. (1619 – 2 February 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capaccio (1677–1674).

Biography

Andrea Bonito was born in Amalfi, Italy, in 1619 and ordained a priest in the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. On 14 June 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Capaccio. On 20 June 1677, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Carlo Vaini, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea, and Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Capaccio until his death on 2 February 1684.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 142. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Andrea Bonito, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]