Vincenzo Ercolano

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]

Most Reverend Vincenzo Ercolano
Bishop of Perugia
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Perugia
In office	1579–1586
Predecessor	Francesco Bossi
Successor	Antonio Maria Gallo
Orders
Consecration	8 January 1570 by Scipione Rebiba
Personal details
Born	1517
Died	29 October 1586 Perugia, Italy
Previous post	Bishop of Sarno (1569–1573) Bishop of Imola (1573–1579)

Biography

Vincenzo 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

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 271–272. (in Latin)
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 213. (in Latin)
3. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 293. (in Latin)
4. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Vincenzo Ercolano (Herculani), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
5. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Vincenzo Ercolani, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• 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]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Guglielmo Tuttavilla	Bishop of Sarno 1569–1573	Succeeded by Vincenzo de Siena
Preceded by Giovanni Aldobrandini	Bishop of Imola 1573–1579	Succeeded by Alessandro Musotti
Preceded by Francesco Bossi	Bishop of Perugia 1579–1586	Succeeded by Antonio Maria Gallo