Most Reverend Baldassare de Benavente | |
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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 |
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]
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]