Scipio Carocci Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Scipio Carocci
Bishop of Acerno
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Acerno
Term:1696–1702
Predecessor:Francesco Sifola
Successor:Nicolaus Ventriglia
Consecration:21 December 1696
Consecrated By:Sebastiano Antonio Tanara
Birth Date:22 April 1649
Birth Place:Gaete
Death Date:June 1702 (age 53)
Death Place:Acerno, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Scipio Carocci or Scipio Carocius (1649–1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerno (1696–1702).[1]

Biography

Scipio Carocci was born in Gaete on 22 April 1649.[2] On 17 December 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Acerno. On 21 December 1696, he was consecrated bishop by Sebastiano Antonio Tanara, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Giorgio Spínola, Bishop of Albenga, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Acerno until his death in June 1702.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 66. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Scipio Carocci (Carocius). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.