Giulio Vincenzo Gentile Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giulio Vincenzo Gentile
Archbishop of Genoa
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Genoa
Term:1681–1694
Predecessor:Giambattista Spínola
Successor:Giovanni Battista Spínola (archbishop)
Consecration:23 March 1681
Consecrated By:Giacomo Franzoni
Birth Date:1620
Birth Place:Genoa, Italy
Death Date:June 1694 (age 74)
Death Place:Genoa, Italy

Giulio Vincenzo Gentile, O.P. (1620–1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Genoa (1681–1694).[1]

Biography

Giulio Vincenzo Gentile was born in Genoa, Italy in 1620 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 17 March 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Genoa.On 23 March 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Giacomo Franzoni, Bishop of Camerino, with Niccolò Radulovich, Archbishop of Chieti, and Giacomo de Angelis, Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino, serving as co-consecrators.He served as Archbishop of Genoa until his death in June 1694.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 225. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Giulio Vincenzo Gentile, O.P.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.)