Gasparo Cecchinelli

Gasparo Cecchinelli (1587–1666) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone (1630–1666) and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1641–1644).[1]

Most Reverend Gasparo Cecchinelli
Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Corneto e Montefiascone
In office	1630–1666
Predecessor	Laudivio Zacchia
Successor	Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni
Orders
Consecration	20 May 1630 by Laudivio Zacchia
Personal details
Born	1587 Sarzana, Italy
Died	1666 (age 79)
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1641–1644)

Biography

Gasparo Cecchinelli was born in Sarzana, Italy in 1587.[2]

On 13 May 1630, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone. The diocese had previously been held by his uncle, Cardinal Paolo Emilio Zacchia, and then by his uncle Cardinal Laudivio Zacchia (1605–1630).[1] During the tenure of the diocese by Laudivio Zacchia, Cecchinelli served as his Vicar General in diocesan administration.[3] On 20 May 1630, he was consecrated bishop by Laudivio Zacchia, Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli.[2] The two cardinals and their nephew were responsible for the building of the façade of the cathedral of Montefiascone.[4]

On 4 May 1641, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy. He resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy in April 1644.

He served as Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone until his death on 7 March 1666. It is said that he was unsteady in his administration of justice, proceeding arbitrarily and without regard to process.[5]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Raffaele Pizzorno, Bishop of Sagone (1640); and
• Alessandro Porro, Bishop of Bobbio (1650).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 247. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Gasparo Cecchinelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
3. De Angelis, Girolamo (1841). Commentario storico-critico su l'origine e le vicende della citta e chiesa...di Montefiascone (in Italian). Montefiascone: Typ. del Seminario. pp. 63–64.
4. Pietro Bergamaschi (1986). From the Land of the Etruscans: The Life of Lucy Filippini. Rome: Ed. di Storia e Letteratura. pp. 22–23. GGKEY:8XAZF37NXZ7.
5. Francesco Guerri (1908). Fonti di storia cornetana, I; Il Regestum cleri cornetani. Corneto-Tarquinia: A. Giacchetti. p. 343.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Savoy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Montefiascone". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Montefiascone (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}