Fabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi or Modernus Caracciolo Piscizi (1583–1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1630–1631), ''(in Latin)''

Bishop of Catanzaro The Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea ...

(1609–1629), ''(in Latin)'' and Apostolic Collector to Portugal (1604–1609).

Biography

Fabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi was born in

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in 1583. On 22 December 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII (; ; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 January 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...

as Apostolic Collector to Portugal. He resigned as Apostolic Collector to Portugal on 30 January 1609. On 7 January 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V (; ) (17 September 1552 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a mem ...

. In February 1619, he was

consecrated Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

bishop by

Decio Carafa Decio Carafa (1556–1626) was an Archbishop of Naples who had previously served as papal nuncio to the Spanish Netherlands (1606–1607) and to Habsburg Spain (1607–1611). Life Carafa was born in Naples in 1556, the son of Ottaviano Carafa, l ...

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. He resigned as Bishop of Catanzaro on 7 November 1629. On 28 January 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Urban VIII 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 ...

. He served as Bishop of Catanzaro until his death in 1631. While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop. The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...

of Fabio Olivadisi, Bishop of Lavello (1626); and Gerolamo Cappello,

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(1626).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII Bishops appointed by Pope Paul V Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII 1583 births 1631 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub