Giuseppe Cei (1640–1704) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1695–1704).

Biography

Giuseppe Cei was born in

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, in 1640 and ordained a priest in the

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. On 28 November 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 30 November 1695, he was consecrated bishop by

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with

Michelangelo Mattei Michelangelo Mattei or Michael Angelus Matthaeius (8 May 1628 – 22 December 1699) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Antioch (1693–1699) and Titular Archbishop of '' Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto'' (1689–1693). Bi ...

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, and Sperello Sperelli,

Bishop of Terni The Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia ( la, Dioecesis Interamnensis-Narniensis-Amerina) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Umbria, central Italy. It was created in 1983, when the Diocese of Amelia was un ...

, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Cortona until his death on 6 March 1704.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 18th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XII 1640 births 1704 deaths People from Livorno Oratorian bishops {{18C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub