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The Episcopal Lineage of Pope Sixtus V

Felice Peretti di Montalto, O.F.M.Conv., Bishop of Sant’Agata de’Goti, the future Pope Sixtus V. Ordained bishop 12 January 1567 at Napoli, in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, by Antonio Lauro, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, assisted by Giovanni Antonio Astorch, Bishop of Lettere, and Giovanni de Amatis, Bishop of Minori.


Antonio Lauro, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia. Elected Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia 9 October 1562.  Up to the present, no details of his episcopal ordination have been discovered.