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Vincenzo Agnello Suardi (1582–1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1620–1644) and Bishop of Alba (1616–1620).
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Vincenzo Agnello Suardi was born in Mantua, Italy in 1582. On 5 Dec 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Alba. On 21 Dec 1616, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, and Francesco Sacrati (cardinal), Titular Archbishop of Damascus. serving as co-consecrators. On 13 May 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Mantua; and succeeded on 2 Mar 1620. He served as Bishop of Mantua until his death in Sep 1644.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ludovico Gonzaga (bishop), Bishop of Alba (1619); and Scipione Agnelli, Bishop of Casale Monferrato (1624).