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Matteo di Génnaro

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Most Reverend

Matteo di Génnaro
Archbishop of Reggio Calabria
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Reggio Calabria
In office1660–1674
PredecessorGaspar de Creales Arce
SuccessorMartín Ibáñez y Villanueva
Orders
Consecration11 April 1660
by Marcello Santacroce
Personal details
Born1621
Died21 January 1674 (age 53)
Reggio Calabria, Italy

Matteo di Génnaro (1621–1674) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria (1660–1674).[1]

Biography

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Matteo di Génnaro was born in Naples, Italy in 1621.[2] On 5 April 1660, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria.[1][2] On 11 April 1660, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Santacroce, Bishop of Tivoli, with Giuseppe Ciantes, Bishop Emeritus of Marsico Nuovo, and Giovanni Agostino Marliani, Bishop Emeritus of Accia and Mariana, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria until his death on 21 January 1674.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Bonaventura Cavalli, Bishop of Caserta (1668).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 294. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Matteo di Génnaro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Reggio Calabria
1660–1674
Succeeded by