Lorenzo Celsi (bishop)

Most Reverend
Lorenzo Celsi
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Castro del Lazio
In office 1591-1603
Predecessor Celso Paci
Successor Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia
Orders
Consecration 10 Aug 1591
by Ludovico de Torres
Personal details
Died 1603
Castro del Lazio, Italy

Lorenzo Celsi (died 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Castro del Lazio (1591-1603).[1][2][3]

Biography

On 19 Jul 1591, Lorenzo Celsi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Castro del Lazio.[1] On 10 Aug 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, with Agapito Bellomo, Bishop of Caserta, and Gaspare Cenci, Bishop Emeritus of Melfi e Rapolla, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Castro del Lazio until his death in 1603.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, Bishop of Lipari (1593); Pietro Francesco Montorio, Bishop of Nicastro (1594); and Alessandro Guidiccioni, Bishop of Lucca (1600).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Lorenzo Celsi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Diocese of Castro (del Lazio)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Titular Episcopal See of Castro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Celso Paci
Bishop of Castro del Lazio
1591-1603
Succeeded by
Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia
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