Bernardino Corniani

Most Reverend

Bernardino Corniani
Bishop of Pula
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Pula
In office1664–1689
PredecessorAmbrosio Fracassini
SuccessorEleonoro Pacello
Personal details
Born1626
Died28 Jan 1689 (age 63)
Pula, Italy

Bernardino Corniani (1626–1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pula (1664–1689).[1][2]

Born in Venice, Italy.[3] On 11 February 1664, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Pula.[3] He served as Bishop of Pula until his death on 28 January 1689.[3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Aleksandar Ignacije Mikulić Brokunovečki, Bishop of Knin (1688); and the principal co-consecrator of Nikola Spanic, Bishop of Korčula.[3]

  1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 283. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 318. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Bernardino Corniani". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]