Diego Sersale

Diego Sersale (died 14 July 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa (1638–1665).

Most Reverend Diego Sersale
Archbishop of Bari-Canosa
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa
In office	1638–1665
Predecessor	Ascanio Gesualdo
Successor	Giovanni Granafei
Orders
Consecration	21 December 1638 by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)
Personal details
Died	14 July 1665 Bari, Italy

Biography

On 20 December 1638, Diego Sersale was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa. On 21 December 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bari-Canosa until his death on 14 July 1665.

Episcopal succession

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

• Andrea Borgia, Bishop of Segni (1643);
• Alfonso Maurelli, Archbishop of Cosenza (1643);
• Antonio Marullo, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1643);
• Alessandro Pallavicini, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1660); and
• Francisco Antonio Díaz de Cabrera, Bishop of Salamanca (1660).

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bari–Bitonto (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}