Luigi Riccio (1577-6 Jan 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Vico Equense The Diocese of Vico Equense (Latin: Dioecesis Vicanus Aequensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the coastal town of Vico Equense in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in Italy. It was suppressed in 1818 to the Archdiocese of Sorrento.

(1627–1643)."Bishop Luigi Riccio"
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Biography

Luigi Riccio was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

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in 1577. On 20 Dec 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

. On 30 Jan 1628, he was

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bishop by

Giacomo Theodoli Giacomo Theodoli or Giacomo Teodolo (1594–1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Forlì, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Forlì (1635–1665) ''(in Latin)'' and Archbishop of Amalfi (1625–1635). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Gi ...

Archbishop of Amalfi The Archdiocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni ( la, Archidioecesis Amalphitana-Cavensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, with its episcopal see at Amalfi, not far from Naples. It was named Archdiocese of Amalfi until p ...

. He served as Bishop of Vico Equense until his death on 6 Jan 1643.

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