Napoleone Comitoli

Napoleone Comitoli (1548 – 30 August, 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Perugia (1591–1624).[1]

Most Reverend Napoleone Comitoli
Bishop of Perugia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Perugia
In office	1591–1624
Predecessor	Antonio Maria Gallo
Successor	Cosimo de Torres
Orders
Consecration	11 Aug 1591 by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Born	1548 Castelleone (Deruta), Italy
Died	30 Aug 1624 Perugia, Italy

Biography

Napoleone Comitoli was born in Castelleone (Deruta), Italy in 1548.[1] On 19 Jul 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Perugia.[1] On 11 Aug 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, Flaminio Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Perugia until his death on 30 Aug 1624.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fabio Aresti, Bishop of Lucera (1601); Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri, Bishop of Camerino (1601); and Virgilio Fiorenzi, Bishop of Nocera Umbra (1605).[1]

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. "Bishop Napoleone Comitoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}