Benedetto Landi

Benedetto Landi (1578–1638) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fossombrone (1628–1632).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Benedetto Landi
Bishop of Fossombrone
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Fossombrone
In office1628–1632
PredecessorLorenzo Landi
SuccessorGiovanni Battista Landi
Orders
Consecration13 June 1628
by Antonio Marcello Barberini
Personal details
Born1578
Died1638

Biography

Benedetto Landi was born in Velletri, Italy in 1578.[2] On 5 June 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Fossombrone.[1][2] On 13 June 1628, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Bishop of Senigallia, with Lorenzo Azzolini, Bishop of Ripatransone, and Tiberio Cenci, Bishop of Jesi, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Fossombrone until his resignation on 15 November 1632.[2] He died in 1638.[2]

Episcopal succession

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

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 190. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Benedetto Landi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017


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