Ottavio Rivarola

Ottavio Rivarola (born January 17, 1595 in Chiavari , † October 1651 ) was an Italian bishop .

biography

Ottavio Rivarola comes from a respected family from Genoa and was a nephew of Cardinal Domenico Rivarola . He completed his studies with a doctorate in both rights. In 1618 he became a trainee lawyer for both signatures , then vice delegate of the Romandiola . He later became Vice-Governor of Fermo and permanent commander of the Monastery of San Nicola di Casole in the Archdiocese of Otranto .

On June 5, 1627 he was appointed Bishop of Ajaccio . He held this office until his death in 1651.

literature

• Rivarola (Octavius). In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 31, Leipzig 1742, column 1838 f.
  • Its information is based on:
  • Ferdinando Ughelli - Niccolò Coleti : Italia Sacra , Volume 3, Venice 1718, Col. 500 with year of death 1652
• Konrad Eubel - Patrice Gauchat: Hierarchia Catholica medii et recentioris aevi , vol. IV: a pontificatu Clementis pp. VIII (1592) usque ad pontificatum Alexandri pp. VII (1667) , Münster 1935, p. 68 with year of death 1651 and first name Octavianus .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ According to Hierarchia Catholica IV, 68 note 3, this is the date of baptism.
2. ↑ According to Hierarchia Catholica IV, 68 note 3, the baptism took place in the parish church of Chiavari, Ughelli and, following him, Zedler name Exactly as the place of birth.
3. ^ Entry on the prosopography of Domenico Rivarola in the REQUIEM project: click on person and then family. Ughelli and, following him, Zedler erroneously give 33 years as the age at the appointment as Referendarius utriusque signaturae .

Web links

• brivaro .html Entry on Octavius ​​Rivarola † on catholic-hierarchy.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Fabiano Giustiniani , CO	Bishop of Ajaccio July 5, 1627 - October 1651	Giovanni Stefano Donghi