Vincenzo Ercolano (also Vincenzo Herculani) (1517 – 29 October 1586) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Perugia (1579–1586),[1] Bishop of Imola (1573–1579),[2] and Bishop of Sarno (1569–1573).[3]
Vincenzo Ercolano | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Perugia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Perugia |
| In office | 1579–1586 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Bossi |
| Successor | Antonio Maria Gallo |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Sarno (1569–1573) Bishop of Imola (1573–1579) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 January 1570 by Scipione Rebiba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1517 |
| Died | 29 October 1586 Perugia, Italy |
Biography
editVincenzo Ercolano was born in 1517 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4][5] On 14 December 1569, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Sarno.[3][4] On 8 January 1570, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, with Galeazzo Gegald, Bishop Emeritus of Bagnoregio, and Umberto Locati, Bishop of Bagnoregio, serving as co-consecrators.[4] On 9 February 1573, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Imola.[2][4] On 27 November 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia.[1][4] He served as Bishop of Perugia until his death on 29 October 1586.[1][4] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Baldassarre Giustiniani, Bishop of Venosa.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 271–272. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 213. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 293. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Vincenzo Ercolano (Herculani), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Vincenzo Ercolani, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
edit- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sarno". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Sarno (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Imola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Imola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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