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Gasparo Cecchinelli

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Most Reverend

Gasparo Cecchinelli
Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Corneto e Montefiascone
In office1630 – 7 March 1666
PredecessorLaudivio Zacchia
SuccessorPaluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni
Previous post(s)Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1641–1644)
Orders
Consecration20 May 1630
by Laudivio Zacchia
Personal details
Born1587
Died7 March 1666(1666-03-07) (aged 78–79)

Gasparo Cecchinelli (1587 – 7 March 1666) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone (1630–1666) and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1641–1644).[1]

Biography

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Gasparo Cecchinelli was born in Sarzana, Genoa in 1587.[2]

On 13 May 1630, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone. The diocese had previously been held by his uncle, Cardinal Paolo Emilio Zacchia, and then by his uncle Cardinal Laudivio Zacchia (1605–1630).[1] During the tenure of the diocese by Laudivio Zacchia, Cecchinelli served as his Vicar General in diocesan administration.[3] On 20 May 1630, he was consecrated bishop by Laudivio Zacchia, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli.[2] The two cardinals and their nephew were responsible for the building of the façade of the cathedral of Montefiascone.[4]

On 4 May 1641, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy. He resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy in April 1644.

He served as Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone until his death on 7 March 1666. It is said that he was unsteady in his administration of justice, proceeding arbitrarily and without regard to process.[5]

Episcopal succession

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While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 247. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gasparo Cecchinelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ De Angelis, Girolamo (1841). Commentario storico-critico su l'origine e le vicende della citta e chiesa...di Montefiascone (in Italian). Montefiascone: Typ. del Seminario. pp. 63–64.
  4. ^ Pietro Bergamaschi (1986). From the Land of the Etruscans: The Life of Lucy Filippini. Rome: Ed. di Storia e Letteratura. pp. 22–23. GGKEY:8XAZF37NXZ7.
  5. ^ Francesco Guerri (1908). Fonti di storia cornetana, I; Il Regestum cleri cornetani. Corneto-Tarquinia: A. Giacchetti. p. 343.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy
1641 – April 1644
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone
1630 – 7 March 1666
Succeeded by