Nicola Antonio Spinelli Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Nicola Antonio Spinelli
Bishop of Alessano
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Alessano
Term:1612–1634
Predecessor:Celso Mancini
Successor:Placido Padiglia
Consecration:1 August 1612
Consecrated By:Bonifazio Caetani
Birth Date:1583
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Death Date:23 September 1634 (Age:)
Death Place:Alessano, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Nicola Antonio Spinelli, C.R. (1583  - 23 September 1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alessano (1612–1634).[1] [2]

Biography

Nicola Antonio Spinelli was born in 1583 in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 16 July 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Alessano. On 1 August 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Bonifazio Caetani, Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio, with Giovanni Battista del Tufo, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, and Domingo de Oña, Bishop of Gaeta, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Alessano until his death on 23 September 1634.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 77. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bspinna.html "Bishop Nicola Antonio Spinelli, C.R."