Bonaventura Poerio

Bonaventura Poerio, O.F.M. Obs. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Salerno.

Biography

Bonaventura Poerio was born on 3 February 1648 in Taverna, Italy and ordained a priest in the Observant branch of the Order of Friars Minor. On 11 November 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Salerno. On 17 November 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Francesco Pannocchieschi d'Elci, Archbishop of Pisa, and Carlo Loffredo, Archbishop of Bari, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Salerno until his death on 18 November 1722, aged 74.