Hyacinthe Libelli, O.P. (1616 – 23 October 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Avignon (1673–1684). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Hyacinthe Libelli, O.P."
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Biography

Hyacinthe Libelli was born in

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, Italy in 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers . From 1630 to 1634 he was a student at the College of Saint Thomas, the future Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the ''Angelicum'', in Rome. In 1644 he was made a Doctor of Sacred Theology at the college. On 30 January 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Archbishop of Avignon. On 24 February 1673, he was

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bishop by

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, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and

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, Titular Archbishop of ''Nicaea'', serving as

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. He served as Archbishop of Avignon until his death on 23 October 1684.

Episcopal succession

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