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Eligio Caracciolo

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Most Reverend

Eligio Caracciolo
Archbishop of Cosenza
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Cosenza
In office1694–1700
PredecessorGennaro Sanfelice
SuccessorAndrea Brancaccio
Orders
Consecration21 March 1694
by Fabrizio Spada
Personal details
Born1654
Died17 October 1700 (age 46)
Cosenza, Italy

Eligio Caracciolo, C.R. (1654 – 17 October 1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1694–1700).[1][2]

Biography

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Eligio Caracciolo was born in Naples, Italy in 1654 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 15 March 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Cosenza.[1][2] On 21 March 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono with Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 17 October 1700.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1913). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae Regensbergianae. p. 179.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Eligio Caracciolo, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Cosenza
1694–1700
Succeeded by