Church Catholic Church Predecessor Georgius Manzolus Died 1598, Aversa, Italy | In office 1591-1598 Successor Bernardino Morra | |
Consecration 17 Apr 1580
by Giulio Antonio Santorio Previous post Bishop of Spoleto (1581-1591) Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Aversa | ||
Pietro Orsini (died 1598) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa (1591-1598) and Bishop of Spoleto (1581-1591).
Biography
On 11 Apr 1580, Pietro Orsini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Coadjutor Bishop of Spoleto and Titular Bishop of Hippos. On 17 Apr 1580, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Paolo Odescalchi, Bishop Emeritus of Penne e Atri, and Ludovico Taverna, Bishop of Lodi, serving as co-consecrators. On 16 May 1581, he succeeded Fulvio Orsini as Bishop of Spoleto. On 5 Apr 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Aversa, he succeeded Giorgio Manzolo as Bishop of Aversa. . He served as Bishop of Aversa until his death in 1598.