Sigismondo Isei (1 May 1620 – September 1670) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Comacchio The Diocese of Comacchio (Latin: Dioecesis Comaclensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the coastal town of Comacchio in the province of Ferrara and region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. In 1986, the diocese of Commachio was united with the dioce ...

(1655–1670). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Sigismondo Isei was born in

Cesene Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and '' comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was ...

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on 1 May 1620 and ordained a priest on 16 September 1645. On 30 August 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 12 September 1655, he was consecrated bishop by

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, Bishop Emeritus of Minori,

Taddeo Altini Taddeo Altini, O.S.A. (1609 – 27 August, 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Civita Castellana e Orte (1653–1685) and Titular Bishop of ''Porphyreon'' (1646–1653). Biography Taddeo Altini was born in 1603 in Camerin ...

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, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Comacchio until his death in September 1670.

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII People from Cesena 1620 births 1670 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub