Gennaro Sanfelice Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Gennaro Sanfelice
Archbishop of Cosenza
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Cosenza
Term:1661–1694
Predecessor:Giuseppe Sanfelice
Successor:Eligio Caracciolo
Consecration:30 November 1661
Consecrated By:Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Birth Date:1622
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Death Date:19 February 1694
Death Place:Cosenza, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Gennaro Sanfelice (1622 – 19 February 1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1661–1694).[1] [2]

Biography

Gennaro Sanfelice was born in Naples, Italy in 1622. On 21 November 1661, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Cosenza. On 30 November 1661, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, with Ottaviano Carafa, Titular Archbishop of Patrae, and Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, Bishop of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 19 February 1694.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 171. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsanfel.html "Archbishop Gennaro Sanfelice"