Gaspare Cenci
Most Reverend Gaspare Cenci | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Melfi e Rapolla |
| In office | 1574–1590 |
| Predecessor | |
| Successor | |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 12 March 1574 by Giulio Antonio Santorio |
Gaspare Cenci was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1574–1590).[1][2]
Biography[]
On 8 January 1574, Gaspare Cenci was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.[1][2] On 12 Mar 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Alife, and Giuseppe Pamphilj, Bishop of Segni, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his resignation in 1590.[1][2]
Episcopal succession[]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Giovanni Battista Castrucci, Archbishop of Chieti (1585);
- Gian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio Aldobrandini, Bishop of Acqui (1585);
- , Bishop of Foligno (1586); and
- Lorenzo Celsi (bishop), Bishop of Castro del Lazio (1591).
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 241. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e "Bishop Gaspare Cenci" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
External links and additional sources[]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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