Giuseppe Ceppetelli Explained

Type:Archbishop
Giuseppe Ceppetelli
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
Church:Roman Catholic Church
Term:1903–1917
Predecessor:Carlo Nocella
Successor:Michele Zezza di Zapponeta
Ordination:16 April 1870
Consecration:2 April 1882
Consecrated By:Raffaele Monaco La Valletta
Birth Date:15 March 1846
Birth Place:Rome, Papal States
Death Place:Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Birth Name:Giuseppe Ceppetelli
Giuseppe Ceppetelli
Dipstyle:The Most Reverend
Offstyle:Your Grace
Relstyle:Archbishop

Giuseppe Ceppetelli (15 March 1846 – 12 March 1917) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Constantinople from 1903 until his death.

He was ordained on Holy Saturday of 1870 and was consecrated a bishop by the Vicar General of Rome, Raffaele Monaco La Valletta, in 1882.[1] He ordained the 22-year-old Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII, to the priesthood on 10 August 1904.[2]

He died on the eve of his 71st birthday in 1917 and was buried in Rome.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: L'Eco delle glorie di S. Giuseppe . 1882 . 53 . it.
  2. Book: Netton, Ian Richard . Islam, Christianity and Tradition: A Comparative Exploration . 2006-12-22 . Edinburgh University Press . 978-0-7486-3025-7 . 118 . en.