Giacomo Cantelmo
Giacomo Cantelmo (born June 13, 1645 in Naples , † December 11, 1702 there ) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church .
Giacomo Cantelmo received the episcopal ordination on October 3, 1663 by Cardinal Carlo Pio in the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome together with Francesco Pignatelli ; Co-consecrators were Giuseppe Bologna and Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani .
Cantelmo worked for the Roman Curia and papal diplomacy. Among other things, he was nuncio in Venice, Switzerland, Poland and Austria. Cantelmo was Archbishop of Capua from 1690 to 1691 , and Archbishop of Naples from 1691 until his death . Pope Alexander VIII made him a cardinal in February 1690. From 1700 until his death he was also the camerlengo of the cardinal college.
Web links
- Giacomo Cantelmo. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website, English)
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| SURNAME | Cantelmo, Giacomo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cantelmi, Giacomo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian clergyman, cardinal of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1645 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 11, 1702 |
| Place of death | Naples |