Gerolamo Melchiori

Gerolamo Melchiori or Gerolamo Melchiorri (died 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Recanati (1573–1583)[1] and Bishop of Macerata (1553–1573).[2]

Most Reverend Gerolamo Melchiori
Bishop of Recanati
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Recanati
In office	1573–1583
Predecessor	Filippo Roccabella
Successor	Galeazzo Moroni
Orders
Consecration	16 Dec 1554 by Giovanni Michele Saraceni
Personal details
Died	1583

Biography

On 6 Mar 1553, Gerolamo Melchiori was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Macerata.[2][3][4] On 16 Dec 1554, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Michele Saraceni, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, with Ascanio Ferreri, Bishop Emeritus of Montepeloso, and Giovanni Andrea Croce, Bishop of Tivoli, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 15 Oct 1571, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Recanati.[1][3] In 1571, he resigned as Bishop of Macerata.[2][3] He served as Bishop of Recanati until his death in 1583.[1][3] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Benedetto Lomellini, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana (1565); and Giulio Sauli, Bishop of Brugnato (1566) .[3]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 281. (in Latin)
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gerolamo Melchiori". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Gerolamo Melchiorri". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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