Angelo Cerasi Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Angelo Cerasi
Bishop of Bovino
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Bovino
Term:1685–1728
Predecessor:Giuseppe di Giacomo
Successor:Antonio Lucci
Consecration:11 February 1685
Consecrated By:Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Birth Date:15 October 1643
Birth Place:Buonabitacolo, Italy
Death Date:11 December 1728 (age 85)
Death Place:Bovino, Italy

Angelo Cerasi (15 October 1643 – 11 December 1728) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bovino (1685–1728).[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Angelo Cerasi was born in Buonabitacolo, Italy on 15 October 1643. On 5 February 1685, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Bovino. On 11 February 1685, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Giuseppe Felice Barlacci, Bishop of Narni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bovino until his death on 11 December 1728.

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 125. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcerasi.html "Bishop Angelo Cerasi"
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/db241.html "Diocese of Bovino"
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/bovi0.htm "Diocese of Bovino"