Diodato Gentile
Most Reverend Diodato Gentile | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Caserta Apostolic Nuncio to Naples | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Caserta |
| In office | 1604–1616 |
| Predecessor | Benedetto Mandina |
| Successor | Antonio Díaz (bishop) |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1611–1616) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1 August 1604 by Domenico Pinelli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1555 |
| Died | April 1616 (age 61) Caserta, Italy |
Diodato Gentile, O.P. (1555–1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caserta (1604–1616) and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1611–1616).[1]
Biography
[edit]Diodato Gentile was born in Genoa, Italy 1555 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 9 July 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Caserta.[1][2] On 1 August 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Pinelli, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Giuseppe Ferrerio, Archbishop of Urbino, and Agostino Quinzio, Bishop of Korčula, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 6 March 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples.[2] He served as Bishop of Caserta and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples until his death in April 1616.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Martius Andreucci, Bishop of Trogir (1604); and Giorgio Lazzari, Bishop of Minori (1604).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 138. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop Diodato Gentile, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
[edit]- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Caserta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Caserta". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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