Annibale Saraceni

Most Reverend Annibale Saraceni
Bishop of Lecce
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lecce
In office	1560–1591
Predecessor	Braccio Martelli
Successor	Scipione Spina
Orders
Consecration	15 March 1561

Annibale Saraceni was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lecce (1560–1591).^[1][2]

Biography

On 29 November 1560, Annibale Saraceni was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Lecce.^[1][2] On 15 March 1561, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Michele Saraceni, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia, with Giovanni Giacomo Barba, Bishop of Terni, and Giulio Galletti, Bishop Emeritus of Alessano, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Lecce until his resignation in 1591.^[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 225. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Annibale Saraceni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Braccio Martelli	Bishop of Lecce 1560–1591	Succeeded by Scipione Spina