Fabrizio Suardi

Fabrizio Suardi or Alessandro Suardi (1585 – April 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caserta (1637–1638) and Bishop of Lucera (1619–1637).^[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Fabrizio Suardi
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Caserta
In office	1637–1638
Predecessor	Giuseppe della Corgna
Successor	Antonio Ricciulli
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Lucera (1619–1637)
Orders
Consecration	10 February 1619 by Ladislao d'Aquino
Personal details
Born	1585 Naples, Italy
Died	April 1638 (age 53) Caserta, Italy

Biography

Fabrizio Suardi was born in Naples, Italy in 1585.^[2] On 28 January 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Lucera.^[1][2] On 10 February 1619, he was consecrated bishop by Ladislao d'Aquino, Bishop of Venafro, with Paolo De Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia, and Scipione Spina, Bishop of Lecce, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] On 9 February 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Caserta.^[1][2] He served as Bishop of Caserta until his death in April 1638.^[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Alexander Liparuli, Bishop of Guardialfiera (1624);
• Pier Luigi Carafa, Bishop of Tricarico (1624);
• Giovanni Battista Indelli, Bishop of San Marco (1624);
• Gaetano Cossa, Archbishop of Otranto (1635);
• Francesco Antonio Porpora, Bishop of Montemarano (1635);
• Ascenzio Guerrieri, Bishop of Castellaneta (1635);
• Cherubino Manzoni, Bishop of Lavello (1635);
• Bartolomeo Frigerio, Bishop of Venosa (1635);
• Francesco Antonio Sacchetti, Bishop of San Severo (1635); and
• Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1636).