Eligio Caracciolo Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Eligio Caracciolo
Archbishop of Cosenza
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Cosenza
Term:1694–1700
Predecessor:Gennaro Sanfelice
Successor:Andrea Brancaccio
Consecration:21 March 1694
Consecrated By:Fabrizio Spada
Birth Date:1654
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Death Date:17 October 1700 (age 46)

Eligio Caracciolo, C.R. (1654 – 17 October 1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1694–1700).[1] [2]

Biography

Eligio Caracciolo was born in Naples, Italy in 1654 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.On 15 March 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Cosenza.On 21 March 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono with Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 17 October 1700.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 1913 . 179. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae Regensbergianae .
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Eligio Caracciolo, C.R.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.