Most Reverend Hilario a Jesu Costa | |
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Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Tonking | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Tonking |
In office | 1737–1754 |
Predecessor | Thomas Bottaro |
Successor | Santiago Hernández |
Orders | |
Consecration | 11 Nov 1736 by Thomas Bottaro |
Personal details | |
Born | 2 Sep 1696 |
Died | 31 Mar 1754 (age 57) Vietnam |
Previous post(s) | Titular Bishop of Corycus |
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]
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]