Paolo Pellegrini (1597 – April 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Capri The Roman Catholic Diocese of Capri (Latin: ''Dioecesis Capriensis seu Capritana'') was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the city of Capri on the island of Capri, in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gul ...

(1641–1683). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Paolo Pellegrini 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 ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

in 1597. On 18 March 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as

. On 2 April 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Benedetto Ubaldi,

Cardinal-Deacon A cardinal ( la, Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally 'cardinal of the Holy Roman Church') is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. Cardinals are created by the ruling pope and typically hold the title for life. Col ...

of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, with Luigi Leonardo Mocenigo, Archbishop of Candia, and

Filippo Cansacchi Filippo Cansacchi or Filippo Consacchi (died 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1637–1645). ''(in Latin)''

Bishop of Gravina di Puglia The diocese of Gravina and Montepeloso is a former ecclesiastical territory of the Roman Catholic Church in Apulia, southern Italy. Gravina is about 59 km (36 mi) southwest of Bari. Since 1986 it has formed part of the merged diocese of ...

, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Capri until his death in April 1683.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1597 births 1683 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub