Decio Caracciolo Rosso

Decio Caracciolo Rosso (died 27 May 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) (1606–1613).[1]

Most Reverend Decio Caracciolo Rosso
Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa)
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
In office	1606–1613
Predecessor	Galeazzo Sanvitale
Successor	Ascanio Gesualdo
Orders
Consecration	1 October 1606 by Giovanni Battista Costanzo
Personal details
Died	27 May 1613 Bari, Italy

Biography

On 21 September 1577, Decio Caracciolo Rosso was ordained to the priesthood.[1] On 3 July 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa.[1] On 1 October 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Costanzo, Archbishop of Cosenza, with Alessandro Cospi, Bishop of Bisceglie, and Giovanni Antonio Viperani, Bishop of Giovinazzo, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Bari (-Canosa) until his death on 27 May 1613.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fulvio Tesorieri, Bishop of Belcastro (1612) and Selvaggio Primitelli, Bishop of Lavello (1613).[1]

References

1. "Archbishop Decio Caracciolo Rosso" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bari–Bitonto (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}