Gerolamo Melchiori
| Most Reverend Gerolamo Melchiori | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Recanati | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Recanati |
| In office | 1573–1583 |
| Predecessor | Filippo Roccabella |
| Successor | Galeazzo Moroni |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 16 December 1554 by Giovanni Michele Saraceni |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1583 |
Gerolamo Melchiori or Gerolamo Melchiorri (died 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Recanati (1573–1583)[1] and Bishop of Macerata (1553–1573).[2]
Biography
On 6 March 1553, Gerolamo Melchiori was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Macerata.[3] On 16 December 1554, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Michele Saraceni, Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, with Ascanio Ferreri, Bishop Emeritus of Montepeloso, and Giovanni Andrea Croce, Bishop of Tivoli, serving as co-consecrators.[4] On 15 October 1571, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Recanati.[1][4] In 1571, he resigned as Bishop of Macerata.[2][4] He served as Bishop of Recanati until his death in 1583.[1][4] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Benedetto Lomellini, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana (1565); and Giulio Sauli, Bishop of Brugnato (1566).[4]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Recanati". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Recanati (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Macerata–Tolentino–Recanati–Cingoli–Treia (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 281. (in Latin)
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231. (in Latin)
- Back to citation Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231. (in Latin); Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gerolamo Melchiori". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]; Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Gerolamo Melchiorri". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Back to citation occurrence 4.2 Back to citation occurrence 4.3 Back to citation occurrence 4.4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gerolamo Melchiori". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 16 June 2018. [self-published]