Lorenzo Celsi (bishop)

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Most Reverend

Lorenzo Celsi
Bishop of Castro del Lazio
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Castro del Lazio
In office1591–1603
PredecessorCelso Paci
SuccessorGiovanni Ambrogio Caccia
Orders
Consecration10 August 1591
by Ludovico de Torres
Personal details
Died1603
Castro del Lazio, Italy

Lorenzo Celsi (died 1603) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Castro del Lazio (1591–1603).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography[edit]

On 19 July 1591, Lorenzo Celsi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Castro del Lazio.[1][3] On 10 August 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, with Agapito Bellomo, Bishop of Caserta, and Gaspare Cenci, Bishop Emeritus of Melfi e Rapolla, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Bishop of Castro del Lazio until his death in 1603.[1][3]

Episcopal succession[edit]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 157. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 140. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Lorenzo Celsi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  4. ^ "Diocese of Castro (del Lazio)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Castro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Castro del Lazio
1591–1603
Succeeded by