Alessandro Sperelli

Alessandro Sperelli C.O. (1590–1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gubbio (1644–1671),[1] Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1652–1653), Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia e Velletri (1642–1644), and Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria (1642–1644).[1]

Most Reverend Alessandro Sperelli
Bishop of Gubbio
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Gubbio
In office	1644–1671
Predecessor	Emilio Bonaventura Altieri
Successor	Giulio Spinola
Orders
Consecration	4 May 1642 by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Personal details
Born	1590 Assisi, Italy
Died	19 Dec 1671 (age 81)

Biography

Alessandro Sperelli was born in 1590 in Assisi, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.[2] On 28 Apr 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria and Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia e Velletri.[3][2] On 4 May 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna, with Lelio Falconieri, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, and Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore), Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 14 Mar 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Gubbio.[1][2] On 23 Oct 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples; he served as nuncio until 15 Nov 1653.[2] He served as Bishop of Gubbio until his death on 19 Dec 1671.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Carlo Labia, Archbishop of Corfù (1659).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 183–184. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alessandro Sperelli, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}
3. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 265. (in Latin)

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Gubbio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Gubbio (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}