Antonio Celli,
O.P. (2 October 1595 – 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Isola The Diocese of Isola was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Reggio Calabria in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Severina.[Tolfa Tolfa is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Lazio region of central Italy; it lies to the ENE of Civitavecchia by road.
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,
Italy
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on 2 October 1595 and ordained a priest in the
Order of Preachers
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.
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On 16 September 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII
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as
Bishop of Isola The Diocese of Isola was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Isola di Capo Rizzuto, Crotone, Reggio Calabria in the ecclesiastical province of Santa Severina.[Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
Alessandro Cesarini, iuniore (1592 – 25 January 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio (1638–1644), Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin (1637–1638), Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1636â ...]
,
Cardinal-Deacon
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of
Sant'Eustachio
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, with
Giovanni Battista Altieri
Giovanni Battista Altieri (20 June 1589 – 26 November 1654) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.
Early life
Giovanni Battista Altieri was born 20 June 1589 in Rome, the son of Lorenzo Altieri and Vittoria Delfin, a noble Venetian lady. Al ...
,
Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, and
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,
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
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, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of
Isola until his death in 1645.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of
Marco Antonio Gussio,
Bishop of Cefalù
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(1644).
References
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII
1595 births
1645 deaths
Dominican bishops
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