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Hilario di Jesu Costa

Hilario di Jesu Costa

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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]

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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]

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    Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1958). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol VI. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 184 and 455. (in Latin)
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    "Bishop Hilario a Jesu Costa, O.A.D." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 2, 2017
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    "Diocese of Hải Phòng" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
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    "Diocese of Hai Phòng" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved August 2, 2017
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