Gerolamo Cappello,
O.F.M. Conv.
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
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(died 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Termoli
The Italian Catholic diocese of Termoli-Larino ( la, Dioecesis Thermularum-Larinensis) has existed since 1986. In that year the diocese of Larino was united into the historic diocese of Termoli, in existence since the tenth century. It is a suff ...
(1626–1643).
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Biography
Gerolamo Cappello ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv) is a male religious fraternity in the Roman Catholic Church that is a branch of the Franciscans. The friars in OFM CONV are also known as Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites.
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.
[ ] On 26 November 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...
as
Bishop of Termoli
The Italian Catholic diocese of Termoli-Larino ( la, Dioecesis Thermularum-Larinensis) has existed since 1986. In that year the diocese of Larino was united into the historic diocese of Termoli, in existence since the tenth century. It is a suff ...
.
On 30 November 1626, he was consecrated bishop by
Marcello Lante della Rovere
Marcello Lante della Rovere (1561 – 19 April 1652) was an Italian people Catholic Cardinal appointed Dean and Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals.
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Family and early life
Lante was born 1561, the son of Ludovico Lante of the ''Dukes ...
,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santi Quirico e Giulitta
The Roman Catholic titular church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta (Saints Quiricus and Julietta) in Rome is named after a son and mother who were martyred in 304 AD in Tarsus. The church is located in central Rome behind the Forum of Augustus. The add ...
, with
Fabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi,
Bishop of Catanzaro, and
Giovanni Battista Altieri
Giambattista Altieri or Giovanni Battista Altieri (20 June 1589 – 26 November 1654) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.
Early life
Giambattista Altieri was born 20 June 1589 in Rome, the son of Lorenzo Altieri and Victoria Delphini, a V ...
,
Bishop of Camerino
The Italian Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche ( la, Archidioecesis Camerinensis-Sancti Severini in Piceno) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory, seated in Camerino, a city in the Province of Macerata, in the central Italian March ...
, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Termoli until his death in 1643.
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII
1643 deaths
Conventual Franciscan bishops
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