Gennaro Filomarino

Gennaro Filomarino, C.R. (1591–1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1623–1650).[1]

Most Reverend Gennaro Filomarino
Bishop of Calvi Risorta
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Calvi Risorta
In office	1623–1650
Predecessor	Gregorio Del Bufalo
Successor	Francesco Maria Falcucci
Orders
Consecration	24 December 1623 by Cosimo de Torres
Personal details
Born	1591
Died	October 1650 Calvi Risorta, Italy

Biography

Gennaro Filomarino was born in 1591 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 18 December 1623, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Calvi Risorta.[1][2] On 24 December 1623, he was consecrated bishop by Cosimo de Torres, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio, with Alessandro di Sangro, Archbishop of Benevento, and Giuseppe Acquaviva, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Calvi Risorta until his death in October 1650.[2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Ascanio Filomarino, Archbishop of Naples (1642); and
• Vincenzo Maculani, Archbishop of Benevento (1642).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 130. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gennaro Filomarino, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Gregorio Del Bufalo	Bishop of Calvi Risorta 1623–1650	Succeeded by Francesco Maria Falcucci