Ercole Rangoni (died 13 February 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1645–1650) and

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Biography

On 2 May 1622, Ercole Rangoni was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XV Pope Gregory XV (; ; 9 January 1554 – 8 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 until his death in 1623. He is notable for founding the Congregation for the ...

. On 17 May 1622, he was consecrated bishop by

Maffeo Barberini Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...

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of Sant'Onofrio, with

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Bishop of Carpentras Carpentras (''Lat.'' dioecesis Carpentoratensis) was a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Provence region (later part of France), from the later Roman Empire until 1801. It was part of the ecclesiastical province under the Metropolitan ...

, and

Aloysius Galli Luigi Galli or Giovanni Galli (''Latin: Ioannes Aloysius Galli'') (died 1657) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ancona e Numana (1622–1657) and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1627–1629). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Galli was born ...

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, serving as co-consecrators. On 24 April 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Innocent X Pope Innocent X (6 May 1574 – 7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death, in January 1655. Born in Rome of a family fro ...

. He served as Archbishop of Conza until his death on 13 February 1650.

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