Rutilio Benzoni Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Rutilio Benzoni
Bishop of Recanati e Loreto
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Recanati e Loreto
Term:1592–1613
Predecessor:Galeazzo Moroni
Successor:Agostino Galamini
Consecration:28 Dec 1586
Consecrated By:Decio Azzolini (seniore)
Birth Date:1542
Death Date:31 Jan 1613 (age 71)

Rutilio Benzoni (1542–1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1592–1613)[1] and Bishop of Loreto (1586–1592).[2]

Biography

Rutilio Benzoni was born in 1542.[3] [4] On 16 Dec 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Loreto.On 28 Dec 1586, he was consecrated bishop by Decio Azzolini (seniore), Bishop of Cervia, with Giulio Ricci, Bishop of Teramo, and Vincenzo Casali, Bishop of Massa Marittima, serving as co-consecrators. On 9 Feb 1592, he was named as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto after the diocese was merged with the Diocese of Recanati.He served as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto until his death on 31 Jan 1613.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Marcello Crescenzi, Bishop of Assisi (1591); and Paolo Emilio Sfondrati, Bishop of Cremona (1607).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 293. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 220. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Rutilio Benzoni . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Rutilio Benzoni. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.