Carlo Falconi (1622 – January 1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Castellaneta
The Diocese of Castellaneta () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto. (1673–1677).
[ ''(in Latin)'']["Bishop Carlo Falconi"]
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Biography
Carlo Falconi was born in Civitate Ducali,
Italy
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in 1622 and ordained a priest on 11 March 1673.
On 13 March 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement X
Pope Clement X (; ; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death on 22 July 1676.
Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, born in Rome in ...
as
Bishop of Castellaneta
The Diocese of Castellaneta () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia. It is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto. .
He served as Bishop of Castellaneta until his death in January 1677.
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X
1622 births
1677 deaths
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