Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M. (died 23 June 1669) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1646–1669). (in Latin)"Bishop Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2017
Biography Maffeo Vitale was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 5 February 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Mantua. On 11 February 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Girolamo Farnese, Titular Archbishop of Patrae, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Mantua until his death on 23 June 1669.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Benedetto Odescalchi, Bishop of Novara (1651); and Rinaldo d'Este, Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1651).
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