Ascanio Maffei Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Ascanio Maffei
Archbishop of Urbino
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Urbino
Term:1646–1659
Predecessor:Francesco Vitelli
Successor:Giacomo de Angelis
Consecration:1 Jul 1646
Consecrated By:Marcello Lante della Rovere
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Date:Oct 1659

Ascanio Maffei (died 1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Urbino (1646–1659).[1]

Biography

Ascanio Maffei was born in Rome, Italy.[2] On 25 Jun 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Urbino.On 1 Jul 1646, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Giacomo Accarisi, Bishop of Vieste, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Urbino until his death in Oct 1659.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Flavio Galletti, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi (1646) .

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 353. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Ascanio Maffei . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.