Ascanio Parisi (died 23 April 1614) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Marsico Nuovo (1600–1614) and

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of ''Hebron'' (1599–1600). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

On 2 August 1599, Ascanio Parisi was appointed

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Bishop of Marsico Nuovo and

of ''Hebron.'' by

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. On 29 August 1599, he was consecrated bishop by

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, with Leonard Abel,

of ''Sidon'', and Scipione Spina, Bishop of Lecce, serving as co-consecrators. On 24 April 1600, he succeeded to the Bishopric of Marsico Nuovo, where he served until his death on 23 April 1614.

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