Most Reverend Ercole Coppola | |
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Bishop of Nicotera | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Nicotera |
In office | 1651–1658 |
Predecessor | Lodovico Centofiorini |
Successor | Francesco Cribario |
Orders | |
Consecration | 29 May 1651 by Marcantonio Franciotti |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 Feb 1603 |
Died | 1658 (age 54) Nicotera, Italy |
Ercole Coppola (15 February, 1603 – 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicotera (1651–1658). [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ercole Coppola was born in Gallipoli, Italy on 15 February 1603. [2] On 22 May 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Nicotera. [1] [2] On 29 May 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giambattista Spada, Patriarch of Constantinople, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators. [2] He served as Bishop of Nicotera until his death in 1658. [2]