Rutilio Benzoni

Most Reverend Rutilio Benzoni
Bishop of Recanati e Loreto
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Recanati e Loreto
In office	1592–1613
Predecessor	Galeazzo Moroni
Successor	Agostino Galamini
Orders
Consecration	28 Dec 1586 by Decio Azzolini (seniore)
Personal details
Born	1542
Died	31 Jan 1613 (age 71)

Rutilio Benzoni (1542–1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1592–1613)[1] and Bishop of Loreto (1586–1592).[2]

Biography

Rutilio Benzoni was born in 1542.[3][4] On 16 Dec 1586, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Loreto.[2][3] On 28 Dec 1586, he was consecrated bishop by Decio Azzolini (seniore), Bishop of Cervia, with Giulio Ricci, Bishop of Teramo, and Vincenzo Casali, Bishop of Massa Marittima, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 9 Feb 1592, he was named as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto after the diocese was merged with the Diocese of Recanati.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Recanati e Loreto until his death on 31 Jan 1613.[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Marcello Crescenzi, Bishop of Assisi (1591); and Paolo Emilio Sfondrati, Bishop of Cremona (1607).[3]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 293. (in Latin)
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 220. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Rutilio Benzoni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]
4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Rutilio Benzoni". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Loreto". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Territorial Prelature of Loreto (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Recanati". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Recanati (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francesco Cantucci	Bishop of Loreto 1586–1592	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Galeazzo Moroni	Bishop of Recanati e Loreto 1592–1613	Succeeded by Agostino Galamini