Church Catholic Church Predecessor Pierre Van Der Worst Consecration 9 April 1549 | In office 1549-1558 Died 17 January 1562 | |
Successor Pietro Fauno Costacciaro Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Acqui | ||
Bonaventura Fauni-Pio (1496-1562) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acqui (1549-1558).
Biography
Bonaventura Fauni-Pio was born in Costacciaro, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. In 1543, he was appointed Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual. On 9 Apr 1549, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Acqui. On 28 May 1549, he was consecrated bishop. He served as Bishop of Acqui until his resignation in 1558. He died in 1562. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Antonio Bernardo de Mirandola, Bishop of Caserta (1552).
References
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