Eustachio Locatelli Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Eustachio Locatelli
Bishop of Reggio Emilia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Reggio Emilia
Term:1569–1575
Predecessor:Giambattista Grossi
Successor:Francesco Martelli
Consecration:29 April 1569
Consecrated By:Scipione Rebiba
Death Date:1575
Death Place:Reggio Emilia, Italy

Eustachio Locatelli (died 1575) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1569–1575).[1]

Biography

Locatelli was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 15 April 1569, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Reggio Emilia.On 29 April 1569, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, with Antonio Ganguzia, Bishop of Vieste, and Felice Peretti Montalto, Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia until his death on 14 October 1575.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: Maurice MacBrien, Bishop of Emly (1571); Vincenzo de Doncelli, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1571); and Pietro Cancellieri, Bishop of Lipari (1571).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 284. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Eustachio Locatelli, O.P. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.