Giacomo Ponzetti

Giacomo Ponzetti or Giacomo Poncetti was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Molfetta (1518–1553).^[1]

Biography

On 12 July 1518, Giacomo Ponzetti was appointed during the papacy of Pope Leo X as Bishop of Molfetta.^[1][2]He served as Bishop of Molfetta until his resignation in 1553.^[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Pietro Ranieri, Bishop of Strongoli (1535);
• Giovanni Michele Saraceni, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera (1536); and
• François de Mauny, Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (1545).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 241. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giacomo Ponzetti (Poncetti)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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