Church Catholic Church In office 1564-1582 Successor Basilio Gradi | Diocese Diocese of Ston Died 1582, Timișoara, Romania Predecessor Pietro de Gozzo | |
Bonifacio Destefanis (died 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ston (1564-1582).
Biography
Destefanis' other names include Bonifacije Stefanić Drakolica, Darcoliza, Drakolica, Crassa, Grassa, Ragusinus, Stephani, Drkoličić and Stjepanović.
Pietro de Gozzo was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. Destefanis participated at the Council of Trent. On 17 Nov 1564, he was appointed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Ston.
In 1580 Destefanis, accompanied by Bartol Sfondrati, was appointed as apostolic visitor and delegate to Dalmatia, Herzegovina, Bosnia, Croatia, Vallachia, Slavonia, Serbia and other European territories governed by the Ottomans. Before this trip, based on Pope's instructions, Destefanis visited Franciscan province in Bosnia. On 15 December 1580 Destefanis reported to Rome that he met bishop of Smederevo, fra Nikola Ugrinović, during his journey to Bosnia. Since there were only five Catholic families in Smederevo, Destefanis proposed to move Ugrinović to Skradin.
He served as Bishop of Ston until his death in 1582.