Scipione Spina (died 6 March 1639) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lecce (1591–1639)."Bishop Scipione Spina " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
Biography On 10 May 1591, Scipione Spina was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Lecce. On 3 June 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Flaminio Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lecce until his death on 6 March 1639.
Episcopal succession Episcopal succession of Scipione SpinaWhile bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: Ascanio Parisi, Coadjutor Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1599); Giovanni Agostino Gandolfo, Bishop of Fondi (1619); and Alessandro Suardi, Bishop of Lucera (1619).
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