Nicola Antonio Spinelli, C.R. (1583 – 23 September 1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1612–1634). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Nicola Antonio Spinelli, C.R."
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Biography

Nicola Antonio Spinelli was born in 1583 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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and ordained a priest in the

Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence The Theatines officially named the Congregation of Clerics Regular ( la, Ordo Clericorum Regularium), abreviated CR, is a Catholic order of clerics regular of Pontifical Right for men founded by Archbishop Gian Pietro Carafa in Sept. 14, 1524. I ...

. On 16 July 1612, 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 1 August 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Bonifazio Caetani, Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio, with

Giovanni Battista del Tufo Giovanni Battista del Tufo, C.R. (1543 – 13 June 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1587–1603). ''(in Latin)''

, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, and

Domingo de Oña Domingo de Oña, O. de M. or Pedro de Oña (1560 – 13 October 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gaeta (1605–1626) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Coro (1601–1605). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Domingo de Oña was born ...

, Bishop of Gaeta, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Alessano until his death on 23 September 1634.

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