Domenico Cennini

Domenico Cennini (1606 – August, 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1645–1684).[1][2]

Most Reverend Domenico Cennini
Bishop of Gravina di Puglia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Gravina di Puglia
In office	1645–1684
Predecessor	Filippo Cansacchi
Successor	Domenico Valvassori
Orders
Ordination	November 1644
Consecration	19 March 1645 by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Personal details
Born	1606 Chiusi, Italy
Died	August 1684 (age 78) Gravina di Puglia, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Domenico Cennini was born in Chiusi, Italy in 1606 and ordained a priest in November 1644.[2] On 6 March 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia.[2] On 19 March 1645, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna, with Onorato Onorati, Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado, and Papirio Silvestri, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia until his death in August 1684.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Salvatore Scaglione, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1678).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 197. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Domenico Cennini" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 17, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Gravina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Gravina (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}