Giuseppe Sanfelice

Most Reverend

Giuseppe Sanfelice
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano
In office1650–1660
PredecessorAlfonso Maurelli
SuccessorGennaro Sanfelice
Orders
Ordination25 May 1649
Consecration16 Oct 1650
by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore)
Personal details
Born1615
Naples, Italy
Died20 November 1660(1660-11-20) (aged 44–45)

Giuseppe Sanfelice or Francisco Maria Sanfelice (1615 – 25 November 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1652–1659) and Archbishop of Cosenza (1650–1660).[1]

Biography

Giuseppe Sanfelice was born in 1615 in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest on 25 May 1649.[2] On 22 Aug 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Cosenza.[1][2] On 16 Oct 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Pietro Vidoni (seniore), Bishop of Lodi, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 13 Apr 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany where he served until Sep 1659.[2] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 20 Nov 1660.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Zeno, Bishop of Capodistria (1660); and Guido Bentivoglio, Bishop of Bertinoro (1660).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 171. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Giuseppe (Francisco Maria) Sanfelice". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Cosenza
1650–1660 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
1652–1659 		Succeeded by


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