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]
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.