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Silvestro Andreozzi

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Most Reverend
Silvestro Andreozzi
Bishop of Penne e Atri
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Penne e Atri
In office 1621–1648
Predecessor Tommasi Balbani
Successor Francesco Massucci
Orders
Consecration 18 April 1621
by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Born 1575
Lucca, Italy
Died January 1648 (age 73)
Penne e Atri, Italy

Silvestro Andreozzi (1575–1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Penne e Atri (1621–1648).[1][2]

Biography

Silvestro Andreozzi was born in Lucca, Italy in 1575.[2] On 17 March 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Penne e Atri.[1][2] On 18 April 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati with Attilio Amalteo, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Paolo De Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Penne e Atri until his death in January 1648.[2] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Costantino de Rossi, Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante (1634).[2]

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