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Alessandro Argoli (bishop of Veroli)

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Most Reverend
Alessandro Argoli
Bishop of Veroli
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Veroli
In office 1651–1654
Predecessor Vincenzo Lanteri
Successor Francesco Lambardi (bishop)
Orders
Ordination May 1650
Consecration 5 November 1651
by Marcantonio Franciotti
Personal details
Born 4 September 1594
Avezzano, Italy
Died 26 April 1654 (age 59)

Alessandro Argoli (1594–1654) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Veroli (1651–1654).[1]

Biography

Alessandro Argoli was born in Avezzano, Italy on 4 September 1594 and was ordained a priest in May 1650.[2] On 28 October 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Veroli.[1][2] On 5 November 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giambattista Spada, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Girolamo Buonvisi, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Veroli until his death on 26 April 1654.[1][2]

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