Ottavio Saraceni or Octavius Saraceni (died 1623) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Sovana
The Catholic Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello ( la, Dioecesis Pitilianensis-Soanensis-Urbetelliensis) is a Latin suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, in Tusca ...
(1606–1623).
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Biography
On 12 Jun 1606, Ottavio Saraceni 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 ...
as
Bishop of Sovana
The Catholic Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello ( la, Dioecesis Pitilianensis-Soanensis-Urbetelliensis) is a Latin suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, in Tusca ...
.
On 2 Jul 1606, he was
consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
bishop by
Giovanni Delfino,
Cardinal-Priest of San Marco
San Marco is a minor basilica in Rome dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist located in the small Piazza di San Marco adjoining Piazza Venezia. It was first built in 336 by Pope Mark, whose remains are in an urn located below the main altar. The ...
, with
Fabio Blondus de Montealto
Fabio Blondus de Montealto or Fabio Biondi (died 6 December 1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Patriarch of Jerusalem (1588–1618). ''(in Latin)'' ''(in Latin)''
Biography
On 8 January 1588, Fabio Blondus de Montealto was appointe ...
,
Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Bishop
Metello Bichi
Metello Bichi (1541–1619) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
On 18 Feb 1596, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, Archbishop of Florence, with Matteo Sanminiato, Archbishop of Chieti, and Cristóbal Robuster y ...
,
Bishop Emeritus of Sovana, serving as
co-consecrators
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop.
The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
.
He served as Bishop of Sovana until his death in 1623.
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V
1623 deaths
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