Antonio Polcenigo

Most Reverend Antonio Polcenigo
Bishop of Feltre
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1684–1724
Predecessor	Bartolomeo Gera
Successor	Pietro Maria Suárez
Orders
Ordination	8 August 1683
Consecration	1 May 1684 by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	18 April 1647 Fanna, Italy
Died	April 1724 Feltre, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Antonio Polcenigo (18 April 1647 – April, 1724) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Feltre (1684–1724).^[1][2]

Biography

Antonio Polcenigo was born in Fanna, Italy on 18 April 1647 and ordained a priest on 8 August 1683.^[2] On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Feltre.^[1][2] On 1 May 1684, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Francesco Maria Giannotti, Bishop of Segni, and Francesco Onofrio Hodierna, Bishop of Bitetto, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Feltre until his death in April 1724.^[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Tommaso Maria Marelli, Archbishop of Urbino (1716).^[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 199. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Antonio Polcenigo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Feltre". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Feltre (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bartolomeo Gera	Bishop of Feltre 1684–1724	Succeeded by Pietro Maria Suárez