Pietro Antonio Spinelli

Pietro Antonio Spinelli (18 January 1597 – 9 December 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Rossano (1629–1645).[1]

Most Reverend Pietro Antonio Spinelli
Archbishop of Rossano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Rossano
In office	1629–1645
Predecessor	Paolo Torelli
Successor	Giacomo Carafa
Orders
Consecration	4 June 1629 by Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia
Personal details
Born	18 January 1597 Torre, Italy
Died	9 December 1645 (age 48)

Biography

Pietro Antonio Spinelli was born in Torre, Italy, on 18 January 1597.[2] On 28 May 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Rossano.[1][2] On 4 June 1629, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Paolo Emilio Santori, Archbishop of Urbino, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Rossano until his death on 9 December 1645.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Onorato Onorati, Bishop of Urbania e Sant'Angelo in Vado (1636);
• Urbano Zambotti, Bishop of Montemarano (1640);
• Vencent Cavaselice, Bishop of Carinola (1640); and
• Gregorio Panzani, Bishop of Mileto (1640).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 297. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Pietro Antonio Spinelli". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved November 1, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops)