Giuseppe Cei CO (1640–1704) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cortona (1695–1704).[1][2]

Most Reverend

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

Biography

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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

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  1. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1913). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae Regensbergianae. p. 174.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giuseppe Cei, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Cortona
1695–1704
Succeeded by