Carlo Labia

Most Reverend Carlo Labia
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Adria
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1677–1701
Predecessor	Tommaso Retani
Successor	Filippo della Torre
Orders
Consecration	9 Feb 1659 by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Personal details
Born	1624 Venice, Italy
Died	29 Nov 1701 (age 77) Adria, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Archbishop of Corfù (1659-1677)

Carlo Labia, C.R. (1624–29 Nov 1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Adria (1677–1701) and Archbishop of Corfù (1659-1677).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

Carlo Labia was born in Venice, Italy in 1624 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[1] On 27 Jan 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Corfù.^[1] On 9 Feb 1659, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, with Alessandro Sperelli, Bishop of Gubbio, and Gregorio Carducci, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 13 Sep 1677, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Adria.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Adria until his death on 29 Nov 1701.^[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Carlo Labia, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
2. "Diocese of Adria-Rovigo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
3. "Diocese of Adria-Rovigo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Archdiocese of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Corfu–Zakynthos–Kefalonia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016