Carlo Falconi (1622 – January 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Castellaneta
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Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
Biography
Carlo Falconi was born in Civitate Ducali,
Italy
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in 1622 and ordained a priest on 11 March 1673.
On 13 March 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement X
Pope Clement X ( la, Clemens X; it, Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in July 1676. Elected pope at ag ...