Giacomo Accarisi (1599-1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1644–1654). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Giacomo Accarisi"
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Biography

Giacomo Accarisi was born in 1599. On 17 October 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 13 November 1644, he was consecrated bishop by

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Bishop of Senigallia The Diocese of Senigallia ( la, Dioecesis Senogalliensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, Italy. It has existed since the sixth century. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo.

, with

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, and

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, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Vieste until his death in 1654. He taught rhetoric in Modena in 1627, and is remembered for publishing arguments against

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's notions that the earth orbits the sun.Dizionario biografico universale
Volume 1, by Francesco Predari, Tipografia Guigoni, Milan (1865); page 19.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: *

Ascanio Maffei Ascanio Maffei (died 1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Urbino (1646–1659). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Ascanio Maffei was born in Rome, Italy. On 25 Jun 1646, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as ...

Archbishop of Urbino The Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado ( la, Archidioecesis Urbinatensis-Urbaniensis-Sancti Angeli in Vado) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino in the ...

(1646); *

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(1646); and *

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(Marco Cristalli),

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(1646).

References

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