Giacinto della Calce,
C.R. (1 January 1649 – 13 July 1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Ariano (1697–1715).
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Biography
Giacinto della Calce was born in
Naples,
Italy on 1 January 1649 and ordained a priest in the
Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence
The Theatines officially named the Congregation of Clerics Regular ( la, Ordo Clericorum Regularium), abreviated CR, is a Catholic order of clerics regular of Pontifical Right for men founded by Archbishop Gian Pietro Carafa in Sept. 14, 1524. I ...
.
On 3 June 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XII as
Bishop of Ariano.
On 9 June 1697, he was
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
Sperello Sperelli,
Bishop of Terni, with
Michele de Bologna,
Bishop of Isernia
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, and
Matteo Gagliani,
Bishop of Fondi, 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, ...
.
He served as Bishop of Ariano until his death on 13 July 1715.
References
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
18th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII
Bishops of Ariano
1649 births
1715 deaths
Clergy from Naples
Theatine bishops
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