Antonio Spinelli (bishop)

Most Reverend Antonio Spinelli
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Melfi e Rapolla
In office	1697–1724
Predecessor	Francesco Antonio Triveri
Successor	Mondilio Orsini
Orders
Consecration	8 December 1697 by Baldassare Cenci (seniore)
Personal details
Born	Aquaro Feudo, Italy 1657
Died	October 1724
Nationality	Italian

Antonio Spinelli, C.R. (1657 – October 1724) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1697–1724).^[1]

Biography

Antonio Spinelli was born in Aquaro Feudo, Italy in 1657 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[2] On 2 December 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.^[1][2] On 8 December 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Baldassare Cenci (seniore), Archbishop of Fermo, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his death in October 1724.^[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Francesco Acquaviva d'Aragona, Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia (1697); and
• Giulio Piazza, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1697).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 264–265. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Antonio Spinelli, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francesco Antonio Triveri	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla 1697–1724	Succeeded by Mondilio Orsini