Giulio Antonio Santoro (1580 – 28 September 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1624–1638)."Archbishop Giulio Antonio Santoro"
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Biography

Giulio Antonio Santoro was born in

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. On 29 January 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Cosenza. On 4 February 1624, he was consecrated bishop by

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, with Alessandro di Sangro, Archbishop of Benevento, and

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of ''Damascus'', serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 28 September 1638. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Consalvo Caputo, Bishop of San Marco (1630).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1580 births 1638 deaths {{RC-archbishop-stub