Andrea_Brancaccio

Andrea Brancaccio

Andrea Brancaccio

Italian prelate

Andrea Brancaccio, C.R. (1644 – 4 June 1725) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1701–1725) and Bishop of Conversano (1681–1701).[1]

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Biography

Andrea Brancaccio was born in Naples, Italy in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2][3] On 13 January 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Conversano.[1][2] On 26 January 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Antonio Savo de' Panicoli, Bishop of Termoli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 18 April 1701, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Cosenza.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 4 June 1725.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Nicola Cirillo, Bishop of Nicastro (1692).[2]

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    Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 171 and 179. (in Latin)
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    Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Andrea Brancaccio, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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    Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Andrea Brancaccio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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