Maffeo Vitale
Maffeo Vitale, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantova.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 Mantova.
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 Mantova until his death on 23 June 1669.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Benedetto Odescalchi, Bishop of Novara ; and Rinaldo d'Este, Bishop of Reggio Emilia.
