Cesare Ventimiglia or Caesar Vintirailius (1573 – 23 December 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1615–1645). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Cesare Ventimiglia was born in

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in 1573 and ordained a priest on 31 December 1614. On 12 January 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 25 March 1615, he was consecrated bishop by

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, and Pietro Francesco Montorio,

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, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze until his death on 23 December 1645.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: * García Gil Manrique, Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (1618); * Benedetto Baaz, Bishop of Umbriatico (1622); * Cesare Gherardi,

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(1622); * Sebastiano De Paoli,

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(1622); and * Alvaro Mendoza, Bishop of L'Aquila (1622).

References

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V 1573 births 1645 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub