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made him Bishop of Bologna in 1386 at a time of strife in that city, and Archbishop of Ravenna in 1387.
This reverses the order of Migliorati’s episcopal appointments and gives the wrong year for Bologna. He was appointed archbishop of Ravenna in 1387 and transferred to Bologna in 1389, not made bishop of Bologna in 1386 before Ravenna.
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Multiple reference works contradict this chronology. Treccani’s Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani says Urban VI appointed Cosmato Migliorati archbishop of Ravenna on 4 November 1387 and that on 19 June 1389 he was transferred to the see of Bologna. The New Catholic Encyclopedia likewise states: “In 1387 he was made archbishop of Ravenna, was transferred to Bologna in 1389.” Catholic-Hierarchy gives the same dates, listing 4 Nov 1387 for Ravenna and 19 Jun 1389 for Bologna.
So the article’s sentence is not just off by a year: it puts Bologna before Ravenna, when the documented sequence is the opposite.
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- INNOCENZO VII, papa - Enciclopedia - Treccani
In seguito alla destituzione dell'arcivescovo Pileo da Prata... Cosmato fu nominato da Urbano VI arcivescovo di Ravenna, il 4 nov. 1387. Il 19 giugno 1389 venne trasferito alla sede vescovile di Bologna.
- Innocent VII, Pope | Encyclopedia.com (New Catholic Encyclopedia)
In 1387 he was made archbishop of Ravenna, was transferred to Bologna in 1389, and in the same year was created cardinal.
- Pope Innocent VII (Cosmato Gentile de' Migliorati) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
4 Nov 1387 Appointed Archbishop of Ravenna... 19 Jun 1389 Appointed Bishop of Bologna.