Sebastiano Gentili Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Sebastiano Gentili
Bishop of Terni
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Terni
Term:1656–1667
Predecessor:Francesco Angelo Rapaccioli
Successor:Pietro Lanfranconi
Consecration:30 March 1642
Consecrated By:Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
Birth Date:1597
Death Date:3 August 1667 (age 70)
Death Place:Terni, Italy
Previous Post:Bishop of Anagni (1642–1646)
Nationality:Italian

Sebastiano Gentili (1597 – 3 August 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Terni (1656–1667) and Bishop of Anagni (1642–1646).[1]

He was born in Foligno, Italy in 1597.[2] [3] On 24 March 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Anagni.On 30 March 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, and Deodato Scaglia, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, serving as co-consecrators. On 3 December 1646, he resigned as Bishop of Anagni.Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Terni.He served as Bishop of Terni until his death on 3 August 1667.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 82 and 210.
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Sebastiano Gentili . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Sebastiano Gentili. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.