Diego Sersale Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Diego Sersale
Archbishop of Bari-Canosa
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa
Term:	1638–1665
Predecessor:	Ascanio Gesualdo
Successor:	Giovanni Granafei
Consecration:	21 December 1638
Consecrated By:	Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
Death Date:	14 July 1665
Death Place:	Bari, Italy

Diego Sersale (died 14 July 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa (1638–1665).^{[1] [2]}

Biography

On 20 December 1638, Diego Sersale was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa. On 21 December 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bari-Canosa until his death on 14 July 1665.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

• Andrea Borgia, Bishop of Segni (1643);
• Alfonso Maurelli, Archbishop of Cosenza (1643);
• Antonio Marullo, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1643);
• Alessandro Pallavicini, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1660); and
• Francisco Antonio Díaz de Cabrera, Bishop of Salamanca (1660).

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bari–Bitonto (Italy). GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 110. 2022-03-16. 2018-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004040718/http://sul-derivatives.stanford.edu/derivative?CSNID=00002719&mediaType=application%2Fpdf. dead.
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsersaled.html "Archbishop Diego Sersale"