Decio Caracciolo Rosso (died 27 May 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) (1606–1613)."Archbishop Decio Caracciolo Rosso"
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Biography

On 21 September 1577, Decio Caracciolo Rosso was ordained to the priesthood. On 3 July 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

as Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa. On 1 October 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Costanzo,

Archbishop of Cosenza The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano in Calabria has been a metropolitan see since 2001.

, with Alessandro Cospi,

Bishop of Bisceglie The Diocese of Bisceglie (Latin: ''Dioecesis Vigiliensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Bisceglie on the Adriatic Sea in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia in southern Italy. It is five miles south of Trani. In 1 ...

, and

Giovanni Antonio Viperani Giovanni Antonio Viperani (1535 - March 1610) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Giovinazzo (1589–1610). Biography He was born in Messina in Sicily. On 17 May 1589, Giovanni Antonio Viperani was appointed by Pope Sixtus V as ...

Bishop of Giovinazzo The Diocese of Giovinazzo e Terlizzi (Latin: ''Dioecesis Iuvenacensis et Terlitiensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Giovinazzo, in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia. In 1836, it was suppressed to the Dioces ...

, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bari (-Canosa) until his death on 27 May 1613. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of

Fulvio Tesorieri Fulvio Tesorieri or Fulvio Thesauro (died 1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belcastro (1612–1616). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 3 December 1612, Fulvio Tesorieri was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop ...

Bishop of Belcastro The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina.

(1612) and Selvaggio Primitelli,

Bishop of Lavello The Diocese of Levello (Latin ''Dioecesis Lavellensis'') was a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Italy, located in the city of Lavello, province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. In 1818, it was suppressed, and its territory and members ...

(1613).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Kingdom of Naples Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V 1613 deaths {{RC-archbishop-stub