Gaspare Cenci

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Gaspare Cenci
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Melfi e Rapolla
In office1574–1590
PredecessorAlessandro Ruffino
SuccessorOrazio Celsi
Orders
Consecration12 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[edit]

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[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 241. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Gaspare Cenci" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
1574–1590
Succeeded by