Antonio Spinelli

Antonio Spinelli, C.R. (1657 – October 1724) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1697–1724).[1]

Most Reverend

Antonio Spinelli
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Melfi e Rapolla
In office1697–1724
PredecessorFrancesco Antonio Triveri
SuccessorMondilio Orsini
Orders
Consecration8 December 1697
by Baldassare Cenci (seniore)
Personal details
BornAquaro Feudo, Italy
1657
DiedOctober 1724
NationalityItalian

Biography

Antonio Spinelli was born in Aquaro Feudo, Italy in 1657 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 2 December 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.[1][2] On 8 December 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Baldassare Cenci (seniore), Archbishop of Fermo, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his death in October 1724.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, Spinelli was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 264–265. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio Spinelli, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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