Giacomo Accarisi

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Giacomo Accarisi (1599-1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vieste (1644–1654).[1][2]

Biography

Giacomo Accarisi was born in 1599.[2] On 17 October 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Vieste.[1][2] On 13 November 1644, he was consecrated bishop by Cesare Facchinetti, Bishop of Senigallia, with Patrizio Donati, Bishop of Minori, and Bartolomeo Vannini, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Vieste until his death in 1654.[1][2]

He taught rhetoric in Modena in 1627, and is remembered for publishing arguments against Galileo's notions that the earth orbits the sun.[3]

Episcopal succession

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

  • Ascanio Maffei, Archbishop of Urbino (1646);
  • Mario Montani, Bishop of Nocera Umbra (1646); and
  • Marco Romano (bishop) (Marco Cristalli), Bishop of Ruvo (1646).
  • Petrucci, Armando (1960). "ACCARISI, Giacomo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Vol. 1: Aaron–Albertucci. Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. OCLC 883370.
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vieste". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vieste (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byPaolo CieraBishop of Vieste 1644–1654Succeeded byGiovanni Mastelloni

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 366. (in Latin)
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6]"Bishop Giacomo Accarisi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 29, 2016
  3. 3.Dizionario biografico universale, Volume 1, by Francesco Predari, Tipografia Guigoni, Milan (1865); page 19.