Filippo Cesarini (1610 – 6 July 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Nola The Diocese of Nola ( la, Dioecesis Nolana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Naples.

Bishop of Montepeloso The Diocese of Montepeloso (also Diocese of Irsina) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Montis Pelusii'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Montepeloso in the province of Matera in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. It was united with th ...

(1655–1674). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Filippo Cesarini was born in 1610. On 5 July 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Alexander VII Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667. He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...

. On 11 July 1655, he was consecrated bishop by

Francesco Maria Brancaccio Francesco Maria Brancaccio (15 April 1592, in Canneto, near Bari – 9 January 1675) was an Italian Catholic cardinal.Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania The Diocese of Viterbo ( la, Dioecesis Viterbiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in central Italy. From the 12th century, the official name of the diocese was the Diocese of Viterbo e Tuscania. In 1 ...

. On 12 March 1674, he was transferred by

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 ...

to the diocese of

Nola Nola is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, southern Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as the diocese that introduced bells to Christian worship. ...

. He served as Bishop of Nola until his death on 6 July 1683.

References

External links and additional sources

* (Chronology of Bishops) * (Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X 1610 births 1683 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub