Giuseppe Cei (bishop)

Giuseppe Cei, C.O. (1640–1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cortona (1695–1704).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Giuseppe Cei
Bishop of Cortona
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cortona
In office1695–1704
PredecessorPietro Luigi Malaspina
SuccessorSebastiano Zucchetti
Orders
Consecration30 November 1695
by Bandino Panciatici
Personal details
Born1640
Livorno, Italy
Died6 March 1704
Cortona, Italy
NationalityItaly

Biography

Giuseppe Cei was born in Livorno, Italy in 1640 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.[2] On 28 November 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Cortona.[1][2] On 30 November 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio with Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Cortona until his death on 6 March 1704.[2]

References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. p. 174.
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giuseppe Cei, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Pietro Luigi Malaspina
Bishop of Cortona
1695–1704
Succeeded by
Sebastiano Zucchetti
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