Benedetto Geraci Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Benedetto Geraci
Bishop of Lipari
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1650–1660
Predecessor:Agostino Candido
Successor:Adamo Gentile
Consecration:8 Jan 1651
Consecrated By:Francesco Peretti di Montalto
Birth Date:1590
Birth Place:Gerace, Italy
Death Date:18 Aug 1660 (age 70)

Benedetto Geraci (1590–1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1650–1660).[1]

Biography

Benedetto Geraci was born in 1590 in Gerace, Italy.[2] On 19 Dec 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Lipari.On 8 Jan 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Peretti di Montalto, Archbishop of Monreale, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Francesco Biglia, Bishop of Pavia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lipari until his death on 18 Aug 1660.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 222. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Benedetto Geraci. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.