Diodato Gentile, O.P. (1555–1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Caserta The Diocese of Caserta ( la, Dioecesis Casertana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.Apostolic Nuncio to Naples The Apostolic Nunciature to Naples was an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Kingdom of Naples. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Refere ...

(1611–1616). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Diodato Gentile was born in

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1555 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 9 July 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

Bishop of Caserta The Diocese of Caserta ( la, Dioecesis Casertana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Campania, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.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

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, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Giuseppe Ferrerio,

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, and

Agostino Quinzio Agostino Quinzio, Order of Preachers, O.P. (died 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Lubrense, Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1605–1611) ''(in Latin)'' and Roman Catholic Diocese of Korčula, Bishop of Ko ...

Bishop of Korčula A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

, 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, ...

. On 6 March 1611, 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 ...

Apostolic Nuncio to Naples The Apostolic Nunciature to Naples was an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Kingdom of Naples. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Refere ...

. He served as Bishop of Caserta and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples until his death in April 1616. While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator 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, ...

of Martius Andreucci,

Bishop of Trogir Tragurium, Ancient Latin name of a city in Dalmatia (coastal Croatia), now called Trogir, was a bishopric until 1829 and a Latin titular bishopric until 1933.

(1604); and

Giorgio Lazzari Giorgio Lazzari (1564–1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Minori (1604–1615). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Giorgio Lazzari was born in Tarvisan in 1564 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 19 July 1604, he w ...

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(1604).

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