Hyacinthe Libelli

Hyacinthe Libelli, O.P. (1616 – 23 October 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Avignon (1673–1684).[1][2]

Most Reverend Hyacinthe Libelli
Archbishop of Avignon
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Avignon
In office	1673–1684
Predecessor	Azon Ariosti
Successor	Alexandre de Montecatini
Orders
Consecration	24 February 1673 by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born	1616 Citta di Castello, Italy
Died	23 October 1684 (age 68) Avignon, France

Biography

Hyacinthe Libelli was born in Citta di Castello, Italy in 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers .[2] From 1630-1634 he was a student at the College of Saint Thomas, the future Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, in Rome. In 1644 he was made a Doctor of Sacred Theology at the College.[3] On 30 January 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Archbishop of Avignon.[1][2] On 24 February 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and Carlo Vaini, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Avignon until his death on 23 October 1684.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Simon Gaudenti, Bishop of Ossero (1673);
• Andrea Francolisio, Bishop of Tricarico (1673); and
• Giuseppe di Giacomo, Bishop of Bovino (1673).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 109. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Hyacinthe Libelli, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. Babuty, Antoine Touron (1748). Histoire des hommes illustres de l'ordre de Saint Dominique ; c'est à dire ... p. 579.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Avignon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Avignon". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}