Lorenzo Celsi (bishop)

Most Reverend
Lorenzo Celsi
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Castro del Lazio
In office 1591-1603
Predecessor Celso Paci
Successor Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia
Orders
Consecration 10 Aug 1591
by Ludovico de Torres
Personal details
Died 1603
Castro del Lazio, Italy

Lorenzo Celsi (died 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Castro del Lazio (1591-1603).[1][2][3]

Biography

On 19 Jul 1591, Lorenzo Celsi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Castro del Lazio.[1] On 10 Aug 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, with Agapito Bellomo, Bishop of Caserta, and Gaspare Cenci, Bishop Emeritus of Melfi e Rapolla, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Castro del Lazio until his death in 1603.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, Bishop of Lipari (1593); Pietro Francesco Montorio, Bishop of Nicastro (1594); and Alessandro Guidiccioni, Bishop of Lucca (1600).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Lorenzo Celsi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Castro (del Lazio)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ "Titular Episcopal See of Castro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Celso Paci
Bishop of Castro del Lazio
1591-1603
Succeeded by
Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia
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