Arcasio Ricci (1590–1636) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Gravina di Puglia The diocese of Gravina and Montepeloso is a former ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in Apulia, southern Italy. Gravina is about 59 km (36 mi) southwest of Bari. Since 1986 it has formed part of the merged diocese of A ...

(1630–1636).

Biography

Arcasio Ricci was born in 1590 in

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. On 13 Nov 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 24 Nov 1630, he was

consecrated Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...

bishop by

Antonio Marcello Barberini (seniore) Antonio Marcello Barberini, O.F.M. Cap. (18 November 1569 – 11 September 1646) was an Italian cardinal

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of Sant'Onofrio, with

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of ''

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'', and

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, serving as

co-consecrators A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

. He served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia until his death on 8 Feb 1636 in Gravina,

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1590 births 1636 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub