Innocentius Serpa

Most Reverend

Innocentius Serpa
Bishop of Pula
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Pula
In office1624–1625
PredecessorUberto Testa
SuccessorRodolfo Rodolfi-Sforza
Orders
Consecration18 February 1624
by Pietro Valier
Personal details
Born1573
DiedAugust 1625 (age 52)
Pula, Republic of Venice

Innocentius Serpa, C.R.L. (1573 – August 1625) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pula (1624–1625).

Biography

Innocentius Serpa was born in Venice, Republic of Venice and ordained a priest in the Canons Regular of the Lateran. On 12 February 1624, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Pula. On 18 February 1624, he was consecrated bishop by Pietro Valier, Bishop of Ceneda with Agostino Gradenigo, Bishop of Feltre, and Vincenzo Giustiniani (bishop), Bishop of Treviso, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Pula until his death in August 1625.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 283. (in Latin)
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