Carlo Pellegrini (1613 – 3 May 1678) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Avellino e Frigento The Diocese of Avellino () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the territory of the Irpini, some 55 km (30 mi) east of Naples and 23 km (14 mi) south of Benevento, in the modern Republic of Italy. It is suffragan to t ...

(1673–1678). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Carlo Pellegrini"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

Biography

In 1613, Carlo Pellegrini was born in

Castrovillari Castrovillari ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Geography Castrovillari lies in the north of Calabria, close to the border with Basilicata and within the Pollino Nationa ...

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. 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 ...

. On 16 April 1673, he was consecrated bishop by

Francesco Maria Febei Francesco Maria Febei (1616 – 29 November 1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Tarsus, Mersin, Tarsus'' (1667–1680).Titular Archbishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...

of ''Tarsus'', with

Pier Antonio Capobianco Pier Antonio Capobianco (26 January 1619 – 30 October 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lacedonia from 1663 to 1672. ''(in Latin)'' Biography Pier Antonio Capobianco was born in Naples, Italy, on 26 January 1619. Wikip ...

, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Giuseppe di Giacomo, Bishop of Bovino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Avellino e Frigento until his death on 3 May 1678.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 1613 births 1678 deaths 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X People from Castrovillari {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub