Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Angelo Cesi | |
Bishop of Rimini Apostolic Nuncio to Venice | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Rimini |
Term: | 1627–1646 |
Predecessor: | Cipriano Pavoni |
Successor: | Federico Sforza |
Consecration: | 1 August 1627 |
Consecrated By: | Luigi Caetani |
Birth Date: | 19 November 1592 |
Death Date: | 20 September 1646 (age 53) |
Nationality: | Italian |
Angelo Cesi (19 November 1592 – 20 September 1646) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rimini (1627–1646) and Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1645–1646).[1]
Angelo Cesi was born in Rome, Italy on 19 November 1592.[2] On 19 July 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Rimini.[3] On 1 August 1627, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana, Giuseppe Acquaviva, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, and Pietro Francesco Montorio, Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, serving as co-consecrators. On 2 March 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice.He served as Bishop of Rimini and Apostolic Nuncio to Venice until his death on 20 September 1646.[3]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: