Gaspare Cenci

Gaspare Cenci was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1574–1590).[1][2]

Most Reverend Gaspare Cenci
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Melfi e Rapolla
In office	1574–1590
Predecessor	Alessandro Ruffino
Successor	Orazio Celsi
Orders
Consecration	12 March 1574 by Giulio Antonio Santorio

Biography

On 8 January 1574, Gaspare Cenci was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.[1][2] On 12 Mar 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Alife, and Giuseppe Pamphilj, Bishop of Segni, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his resignation in 1590.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Giovanni Battista Castrucci, Archbishop of Chieti (1585);
• Gian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio Aldobrandini, Bishop of Acqui (1585);
• Marcantonio Bizzoni, Bishop of Foligno (1586); and
• Lorenzo Celsi (bishop), Bishop of Castro del Lazio (1591).

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 241. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Gaspare Cenci" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

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