Girolamo Bevilacqua


Girolamo Bevilacqua O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Nazareth.

Biography

Girolamo Bevilacqua was born in Spello, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.
On 2 December 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Archbishop of Nazareth.
On 27 Dec 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Costanzo de Sarnano, Bishop of Vercelli.
He served as Archbishop of Nazareth until his death on 4 September 1604.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem ; and Thomas Cammerota, Bishop of Vieste.