Alessandro Sperelli
Most Reverend Alessandro Sperelli | |
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Bishop of Gubbio | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Gubbio |
In office | 1644–1671 |
Predecessor | Emilio Bonaventura Altieri |
Successor | Giulio Spinola |
Orders | |
Consecration | 4 May 1642 by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti |
Personal details | |
Born | 1590 Assisi, Italy |
Died | 19 Dec 1671 (age 81) |
Alessandro Sperelli C.O. (1590–1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gubbio (1644–1671),[1] Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1652–1653), Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia e Velletri (1642–1644), and Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria (1642–1644).[1]
Biography[]
Alessandro Sperelli was born in 1590 in Assisi, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.[2] His nephew would become cardinal in 1699.[3] On 28 Apr 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria and Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia e Velletri.[4][2] On 4 May 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna, with Lelio Falconieri, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, and Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore), Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 14 Mar 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Gubbio.[1][2] On 23 Oct 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples; he served as nuncio until 15 Nov 1653.[2] He served as Bishop of Gubbio until his death on 19 Dec 1671.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Carlo Labia, Archbishop of Corfù (1659).[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 183–184.
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- ^ Dizionario biografico universale, Volume 5, by Felice Scifoni, Publisher Davide Passagli, Florence (1849); page 156.
- ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 265.
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External links and additional sources[]
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Gubbio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Gubbio (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
- Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII
- Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent X
- 1590 births
- 1671 deaths
- Oratorian bishops
- People from Assisi
- Apostolic Nuncios to the Kingdom of Naples
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