Alessandro Castracani

Alessandro Castracani or Alessandro Castracane (1580 – 22 July 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fano (1643–1649),[1] Apostolic Collector to Portugal (1634–1640), Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1629–1634), and Bishop of Nicastro (1629–1632).[2]

Most Reverend

Alessandro Castracani
Bishop of Fano
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Fano
In office1643–1649
PredecessorEttore Diotallevi
SuccessorGiovanni Battista Alfieri
Orders
Consecration28 October 1629
by Luigi Caetani
Personal details
Born1580
Fano, Italy
Died22 July 1649
Fano, Italy (age 69)
NationalityItalian
Previous postBishop of Nicastro (1629–1632)
Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1629–1634)
Apostolic Collector to Portugal (1634–1640)

Biography

Alessandro Castracani was born in Fano, Italy in 1580.[3] On 11 October 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicastro and on 11 Oct 1629 as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy.[2][3] On 28 October 1629, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana, with Pietro Francesco Montorio, Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, and Francesco Venturi, Bishop Emeritus of San Severo, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 22 June 1632, he resigned as Bishop of Nicastro and on 30 July 1634, he resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy. On 30 September 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Collector to Portugal where he served until his resignation on 15 November 1640.[3] On 22 June 1643, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Fano.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Fano until his death on 22 July 1649.[1][3]

Episcopal succession

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

  • António da Ressurreição, Bishop of Angra (1635);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

  • Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1642);
  • Isidoro della Robbia, Bishop of Bertinoro (1642);
  • Maurizio Solaro (di Moretta), Bishop of Mondovi (1642);
  • Gian Vincenzo de' Giuli, Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1645);
  • Roberto Fontana, Bishop of Modena (1645); and
  • Gregorio Coppino, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1645).
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References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 185. (in Latin)
  2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 256. (in Latin)
  3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alessandro Castracani (Castracane)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Baldassarre Bolognetti		 Bishop of Nicastro
1629–1632		 Succeeded by
Giovan Battista Curiale
Preceded by
Aloysius Galli		 Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy
1629–1634		 Succeeded by
Fausto Caffarelli
Preceded by
Lorenzo Tramallo		 Apostolic Collector to Portugal
1634–1640		 Succeeded by
Francesco Ravizza
Preceded by
Ettore Diotallevi		 Bishop of Fano
1643–1649		 Succeeded by
Giovanni Battista Alfieri


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