Giulio Masi Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giulio Masi
Bishop of Monopoli
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Monopoli
Term:1627–1636
Predecessor:Giovanni Giacomo Macedonio
Successor:Francesco Surgenti
Consecration:23 May 1611
Consecrated By:Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino
Birth Date:1570
Birth Place:Arezzo, Italy
Death Date:1636 (age 66)
Death Place:Monopoli, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Giulio Masi (1570–1636) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Monopoli (1627–1636) and Bishop of Giovinazzo (1611–1627).[1]

Biography

Giulio Masi was born in Arezzo, Italy in 1570.[2] [3] On 18 May 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Giovinazzo. On 23 May 1611, he was consecrated bishop by Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana, with Attilio Amalteo, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno, serving as co-consecrators. On 18 July 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Monopoli. He served as Bishop of Monopoli until his death in 1636.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 212 and 246. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giulio Masi . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel . Bishop Giglio Masi . GCatholic.org . June 16, 2018.