Georgius Perpignani

Most Reverend Georgius Perpignani
Bishop of Canea
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1619-1621
Predecessor	Joannes Albertus de Garzoni
Successor	Bernardo Florio
Orders
Consecration	20 Nov 1594 by Gianfrancesco Morosini
Personal details
Born	1555 Crete
Died	1621 (age 66) Canea
Nationality	Cretan
Previous post	Bishop of Tinos (1594-1619)

Georgius Perpignani (1555 – 1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Canea (1619-1621) and Bishop of Tinos (1594-1619).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Georgius Perpignani was born in Crete in 1555.^[1] On 14 Nov 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Tinos.^[1] On 20 Nov 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Gianfrancesco Morosini, Bishop of Brescia, with Flaminio Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 15 Jul 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Canea.^[1] He served as Bishop of Canea until his death in 1621.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Orozco Covarrubias y Leiva, Bishop of Agrigento.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Georgius Perpignani" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Diocese of Tinos" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Tinos–Mykonos" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Diocese of Canea (Cydonia, Egée)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Titular Episcopal See of Canea" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016