Domenico Morelli (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Domenico Morelli
Bishop of Lucera
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Lucera
Term:1688–1716
Predecessor:Giambattista Eustachio
Successor:Domenico Maria de Liguori
Ordination:4 April 1665
Consecration:23 May 1688
Consecrated By:Marcantonio Barbarigo
Birth Date:29 March 1642
Death Date:1716 (age 73)
Death Place:Lucera, Italy

Domenico Morelli (1642–1716) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lucera (1688–1716).[1] [2]

Biography

Domenico Morelli was born in Foggia, Italy on 29 March 1642 and ordained a priest on 4 April 1665.On 17 May 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Lucera.On 23 May 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Barbarigo, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone, with Pietro de Torres, Archbishop of Dubrovnik, and Costanzo Zani, Bishop of Imola, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lucera until his death in 1716.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 248. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmoreld.html "Bishop Domenico Morelli"