Giacinto Gaetano Chiurlia (also Giacinto Gaetano Chyurlia) (4 January 1659 – 23 March 1730) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served 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 Diocese ...

(1693–1730). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Giacinto Gaetano Chiurlia was born in

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. On 24 August 1693, he was appointed by

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as Coadjutor Bishop of Giovinazzo. On 24 August 1693, he was consecrated bishop by

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with Sperello Sperelli,

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, and

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of '' Cyrene,'' serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Giovinazzo until his death on 23 March 1730.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 1659 births 1730 deaths Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII {{18C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub

Biography

Episcopal succession

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