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Vincenzo Ercolano

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Vincenzo Ercolano
Bishop of Perugia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Perugia
In office1579–1586
PredecessorFrancesco Bossi
SuccessorAntonio Maria Gallo
Previous post(s)Bishop of Sarno (1569–1573)
Bishop of Imola (1573–1579)
Orders
Consecration8 January 1570
by Scipione Rebiba
Personal details
Born1517
Died29 October 1586
Perugia, Italy

Vincenzo Ercolano (also Vincenzo Herculani) (1517 – 29 October 1586) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Perugia (1579–1586),[1] Bishop of Imola (1573–1579),[2] and Bishop of Sarno (1569–1573).[3]

Biography

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Vincenzo Ercolano was born in 1517 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4][5] On 14 December 1569, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Sarno.[3][4] On 8 January 1570, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, with Galeazzo Gegald, Bishop Emeritus of Bagnoregio, and Umberto Locati, Bishop of Bagnoregio, serving as co-consecrators.[4] On 9 February 1573, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Imola.[2][4] On 27 November 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia.[1][4] He served as Bishop of Perugia until his death on 29 October 1586.[1][4] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Baldassarre Giustiniani, Bishop of Venosa.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 271–272. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 213. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 293. (in Latin)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Vincenzo Ercolano (Herculani), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Vincenzo Ercolani, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Sarno
1569–1573
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Imola
1573–1579
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Perugia
1579–1586
Succeeded by