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Andrea Matteo Acquaviva d'Aragona (bishop)

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Catholic Church

Predecessor
  
Flavio Orsini

Died
  
1576

In office
  
1573-1576

Successor
  
Fantino Petrignani

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Andrea Matteo Acquaviva d'Aragona (died 1576) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1573-1576) and Bishop of Venafro (1558-1573).

Biography

On 20 Jul 1558, Andrea Matteo Acquaviva d'Aragona was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Venafro. On 16 Sep 1573, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Cosenza. He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death in 1576. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Beatus di Porta, Bishop of Chur (1565).

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Andrea Matteo Acquaviva d'Aragona (bishop) Wikipedia