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(1643–1645)."Bishop Alessandro Pauli"
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Biography

Luigi Riccio was born in

Anagni Anagni () is an ancient town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, Latium, central Italy, in the hills east-southeast of Rome. It is a historical and artistic center of the Latin Valley. Geography Overview Anagni still maintains the ...

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in 1582. On 23 February 1643, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 22 March 1643, he was consecrated bishop by

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with

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of ''Thebae'', and

Alfonso Sacrati Alfonso Sacrati or Alphonse Sacrati (1585–1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1646–1647), Vicegerent of Rome (1643–1646), and Bishop of Comacchio (1617–1626). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Alfonso ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, serving as

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. He served as Bishop of Vico Equense until his death on 23 July 1645.

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