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Giacomo Lomellino del Canto

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Successor
  
Cesare Marullo

Predecessor
  
Juan Segría

Previous post
  
Bishop of Guardialfiera (1557-1562) Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1562-1571)

Died
  
9 August 1575, Palermo, Italy

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palermo

Giacomo Lomellino del Canto (died 9 August 1575) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Palermo (1571-1575), Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1562-1571), and Bishop of Guardialfiera (1557-1562).

Biography

On 21 June 1557, Giacomo Lomellino del Canto was appointed by Pope Paul IV as Bishop of Guardialfiera. On 17 April 1562, he was appointed by Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo. On 10 Jan 1571, he was appointed by Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Palermo. He served as Archbishop of Palermo until his death on 9 August 1575. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ludovico de Torres (archbishop), Archbishop of Monreale.

References

Giacomo Lomellino del Canto Wikipedia