Giuseppe Sanfelice or Francisco Maria Sanfelice (1615 – 25 November 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1652–1659) and

Archbishop of Cosenza The Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano () a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria and has been a metropolitan see since 2001.

(1650–1660). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Giuseppe Sanfelice was born in 1615 in

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and ordained a priest on 25 May 1649. On 22 Aug 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of

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Archbishop of Cosenza The Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano () a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria and has been a metropolitan see since 2001.

. On 16 Oct 1650, he was

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bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore),

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, with

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, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Pietro Vidoni (seniore),

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. On 13 Apr 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as

where he served until Sep 1659. He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 20 Nov 1660. While bishop, he was the

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(1660); and

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(1660).

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * * 1615 births 1660 deaths

Giuseppe Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Josephus, Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. The feminine form of the name is Giuseppa or Giuseppina (given name), Giuseppina. People wit ...

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