Claudio Marescotti Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Claudio Marescotti
Bishop of Strongoli
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Strongoli
Term:1587–1590
Predecessor:Giovanni Luigi Marescotti
Successor:Claudio Vico
Consecration:19 May 1587
Consecrated By:Gabriele Paleotti
Birth Date:1520
Death Date:24 Feb 1590 (age 70)

Claudio Marescotti, O.S.B. (1520–1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Strongoli (1587–1590).[1]

Biography

Claudio Marescotti was born in 1520 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 18 Feb 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Strongoli.On 19 May 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Gabriele Paleotti, Archbishop of Bologna, with Annibale Grassi, Bishop of Faenza, and Vincenzo Casali, Bishop of Massa Marittima, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Strongoli until his death on 24 Feb 1590.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Konrad Eubel

    . Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 304–305. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)

  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Claudio Marescotti, O.S.B.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org.