Vincenzo Periti Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Vincenzo Periti
Bishop of Lavello
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Lavello
Term:1615–1618
Predecessor:Selvaggio Primitelli
Successor:Giambattista Dal Mare
Consecration:28 May 1615
Consecrated By:Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Birth Date:1564
Birth Place:San Felice, Italy
Death Date:19 August 1618 (age 54)
Death Place:Lavello, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Vincenzo Periti (1564 – 19 August 1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lavello (1615–1618).[1]

Biography

Vincenzo Periti was born in San Felice,[2] Italy in 1564.[3] On 18 May 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Lavello.On 28 May 1615, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Ascanio Gesualdo, Archbishop of Bari-Canosa, and Giovanni Battista del Tufo, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lavello until his death on 19 August 1618.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 217. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. There are several places in Italy called San Felice. The sources do not say which one was his birthplace.
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Vincenzo Periti . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.