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Benedetto Geraci

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Most Reverend

Benedetto Geraci
Bishop of Lipari
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1650–1660
PredecessorAgostino Candido
SuccessorAdamo Gentile
Orders
Consecration8 Jan 1651
by Francesco Peretti di Montalto
Personal details
Born1590
Died18 Aug 1660 (age 70)

Benedetto Geraci (1590–1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lipari (1650–1660).[1]

Biography

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Benedetto Geraci was born in 1590 in Gerace, Italy.[2] On 19 Dec 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Lipari.[1][2] On 8 Jan 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Peretti di Montalto, Archbishop of Monreale, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Francesco Biglia, Bishop of Pavia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Lipari until his death on 18 Aug 1660.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 222. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Benedetto Geraci". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lipari
1650–1660
Succeeded by