Giuseppe Sanfelice Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giuseppe Sanfelice
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano
Term:1650–1660
Predecessor:Alfonso Maurelli
Successor:Gennaro Sanfelice
Ordination:25 May 1649
Consecration:16 Oct 1650
Consecrated By:Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore)
Birth Date:1615
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Death Date:20 Nov 1660 (age 45)

Giuseppe Sanfelice or Francisco Maria Sanfelice (1615–1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1652–1659) and Archbishop of Cosenza (1650–1660).[1]

Biography

Giuseppe Sanfelice was born in 1615 in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest on 25 May 1649.[2] On 22 Aug 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Cosenza.On 16 Oct 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Pietro Vidoni (seniore), Bishop of Lodi, serving as co-consecrators. On 13 Apr 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany where he served until Sep 1659.He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 20 Nov 1660.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Zeno, Bishop of Capodistria (1660); and Guido Bentivoglio, Bishop of Bertinoro (1660).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 171. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Giuseppe (Francisco Maria) Sanfelice . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.