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Giovanni Antonio Angrisani

Giovanni Antonio Angrisani

17th-century Roman Catholic bishop

Giovanni Antonio Angrisani, C.R. (1560–1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Sorrento (1612–1641).[1]

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Biography

Giovanni Antonio Angrisani was born in 1560 in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 4 Jun 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Sorrento.[1][2] On 11 Jun 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Felice Centini, Bishop of Mileto, with Giovanni Battista del Tufo, Bishop Emeritus of Acerra, and Paolo de Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Sorrento until his death on 29 Aug 1641.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore), Bishop of Tricarico (1624).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 324. (in Latin)
  2. [2]
    Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giovanni Antonio Angrisani, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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