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Italian Roman Catholic prelate
The Most Reverend
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).

Biography

On 8 January 1574, Gaspare Cenci was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla. 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. He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his resignation in 1590.

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Gaspare Cenci

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

See also

References

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

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byAlessandro Ruffino Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
1574–1590
Succeeded byOrazio Celsi
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