Hilario di Jesu Costa

Hilario a Jesu Costa, O.A.D. (1696–1754) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking (1737–1754) and Titular Bishop of Corycus (1735–1737).^[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Hilario a Jesu Costa
Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonking
In office	1737–1754
Predecessor	Thomas Bottaro
Successor	Santiago Hernández
Previous post(s)	Titular Bishop of Corycus
Orders
Consecration	11 Nov 1736 by Thomas Bottaro
Personal details
Born	2 Sep 1696 Pessinetto, Italy
Died	31 Mar 1754 (age 57) Vietnam

Biography

Hilario a Jesu Costa was born in Pessinetto, Italy on 2 Sep 1696 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Augustiniensium Discalceatorum.^[2] On 3 Oct 1735, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XII as Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking and Titular Bishop of Corycus.^[1][2] On 11 Nov 1736, he was consecrated bishop by Thomas Bottaro, Titular Bishop of Nyssa.^[2] On 3 Oct 1735, he succeeded to the bishopric.^[2] He served as Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking until his death on 31 Mar 1754.^[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Louis Néez, Apostolic Vicar of Western Tonking and Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae (1739).^[2]