Lorenzo Campeggi (1547–1585) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Cervia The diocese of Cervia was a Roman Catholic diocese in Emilia-Romagna. In 1947 it merged with the archdiocese of Ravenna to form the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.Historical SummaryArchdiocese of Ravenna-Cerviacatholic-hierarchy.org/ref> Ordinar ...

(1582–1585),

Apostolic Nuncio to Venice The Apostolic Nunciature to Venice was an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church to the Republic of Venice, Italy. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. ...

(1581–1585), and

Apostolic Nuncio to Naples The Apostolic Nunciature to Naples was an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church in the Kingdom of Naples. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. Refere ...

(1577–1580).

Biography

Lorenzo Campeggi was born in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

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in 1547. In May 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII ( la, Gregorius XIII; it, Gregorio XIII; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585), born Ugo Boncompagni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for ...

; he resigned from the position on 5 Jan 1580. On 6 May 1581, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as

; he resigned from the position on 22 Jun 1585. On 8 Jan 1582, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as

. He served as Bishop of Cervia until his death on 6 Nov 1585.

References

16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Gregory XIII 1547 births 1585 deaths Apostolic Nuncios to the Kingdom of Naples Apostolic Nuncios to the Republic of Venice {{16C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub