Vincenzo Napoli (bishop)

Vincenzo Napoli (died 1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Patti (1609–1648).[1]

Most Reverend Vincenzo Napoli
Bishop of Patti
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Patti
In office	1609–1648
Predecessor	Juan de Rada
Successor	Ludovico Ridolfi
Orders
Consecration	6 December 1609 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Died	23 August 1648 Patti, Italy

Biography

On 2 December 1609, Vincenzo Napoli was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Patti.[1][2] On 6 December 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Bishop of Imola, with Lucio de Morra, Archbishop of Otranto, and Antonio Albergati, Bishop of Bisceglie, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Patti until his death on 23 August 1648.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Dionysius O'Driscoll, Archbishop of Brindisi (1640); and Marcello Stella, Bishop of Isernia (1640).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 270. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Vincenzo Napoli" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016

External links and additional sources

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