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Paolo Pellegrini

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Most Reverend
Paolo Pellegrini
Bishop of Capri
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Capri
In office 1641–1683
Predecessor Francesco Antonio Biondo
Successor Dionisio Petra
Orders
Consecration 2 April 1641
Personal details
Born 1597
Naples, Italy
Died April 1683 (age 86)
Capri, Italy

Paolo Pellegrini (1597 – April 1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Capri (1641–1683).[1]

Biography

Paolo Pellegrini was born in Naples, Italy in 1597.[2] On 18 March 1641, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Capri.[1][2] On 2 April 1641, he was consecrated bishop by Benedetto Ubaldi, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia, with Luigi Leonardo Mocenigo, Archbishop of Candia, and Filippo Cansacchi, Bishop of Gravina di Puglia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Capri until his death in April 1683.[1][2]

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