Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso

Most Reverend Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso
Archbishop of Reggio Calabria
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria
In office	1560–1592
Predecessor	Agostino Gonzaga
Successor	Annibale D'Afflitto
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Scala (1548–1551) Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1551–1560)
Orders
Ordination	November 1521
Personal details
Born	6 January 1496 Rogliano, Italy
Died	28 December 1592 (age 96) Reggio Calabria, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. (1496–1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria (1560–1592),[1] Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1551–1560),[2] and Bishop of Scala (1548–1551).[3]

Biography

Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso was born in Rogliano, Italy on 6 January 1496 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Minims in November 1521.[4][5] On 17 May 1548, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Scala.[3][4] On 22 April 1551, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Calvi Risorta.[2][4][5] On 17 July 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria.[1][4][5] He served as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria until his death on 28 December 1592.[1][4][5]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 284. (in Latin)
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 147–148. (in Latin)
3. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 294. (in Latin)
4. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]
5. Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Gaspare Ricciullo Del Fosso, O.M." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Scala". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Scala". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Calvi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Calvi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria–Bova". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Lodovico Vanino de Theodoli	Bishop of Scala 1548–1551	Succeeded by Costantino Piccioni
Preceded by Berenguer Gombau	Bishop of Calvi Risorta 1551–1560	Succeeded by Giulio Magnani
Preceded by Agostino Gonzaga	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria 1560–1592	Succeeded by Annibale D'Afflitto

Minims (religious order)