Gasparo Cecchinelli

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

Most Reverend

Gasparo Cecchinelli
Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Corneto e Montefiascone
In office1630–1666
PredecessorLaudivio Zacchia
SuccessorPaluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni
Orders
Consecration20 May 1630
by Laudivio Zacchia
Personal details
Born1587
Sarzana, Italy
Died1666 (age 79)
Previous postApostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1641–1644)

Biography

Gasparo Cecchinelli was born in Sarzana, Italy 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

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

  • Raffaele Pizzorno, Bishop of Sagone (1640); and
  • Alessandro Porro, Bishop of Bobbio (1650).
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References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 247. (in Latin)
  2. 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.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Fausto Caffarelli		 Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy
1641–1644		 Succeeded by
Giovanni Battista Landi
Preceded by
Laudivio Zacchia		 Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone
1630–1666		 Succeeded by
Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni


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