Giulio Vincenzo Gentile, O.P. (1620–1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Archbishop of Genoa The Archdiocese of Genoa ( la, Archidioecesis Ianuensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. Erected in the 3rd century, it was elevated to an archdiocese on 20 March 1133. The archdiocese of Ge ...

(1681–1694). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Giulio Vincenzo Gentile was born in

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...

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in 1620 and ordained a priest in the

Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

.) On 17 March 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as

. On 23 March 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Giacomo Franzoni,

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 Marc ...

, with

Niccolò Radulovich Niccolò Radulovich (1627–1702) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. Biography Niccolò Radulovich was born in 1627 in Polignano, Italy. On 16 Mar 1659, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace ...

Archbishop of Chieti The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto ( la, Archidioecesis Theatina-Vastensis) received that name in 1986. The historic Archdiocese of Chieti was elevated from a diocese in 1526. History Chieti is the ancient ''Teate''. In the Go ...

, and Giacomo de Angelis, Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Genoa until his death in June 1694.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic archbishops Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1620 births 1694 deaths Dominican bishops 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Genoa {{Italy-RC-archbishop-stub