Baldassare de Benavente

Most Reverend Baldassare de Benavente
Bishop of Potenza
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Potenza
In office	1686–1687
Predecessor	Luigi de Filippi
Successor	Pietro de Torres
Orders
Consecration	19 May 1686 by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	1 March 1638 Salamanca, Spain
Died	30 October 1687 Potenza, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Baldassare de Benavente, O. de M. (1 March 1638 – 30 October 1687) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Potenza (1686–1687).^[1][2]

Biography

Baldassare de Benavente was born in Salamanca, Spain on 1 March 1638 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy.^[2] On 12 December 1685, he was selected as Bishop of Potenza and confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 13 May 1686.^[1][2] On 19 May 1686, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Francesco Onofrio Hodierna, Bishop of Bitetto, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Potenza until his death on 30 October 1687.^[1][2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 323. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Baldassare de Benavente, O. de M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 15, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Potenza–Muro Lucano–Marsico Nuovo (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Luigi de Filippi	Bishop of Potenza 1686–1687	Succeeded by Pietro de Torres