Vincenzo Ercolano

Most Reverend
Vincenzo Ercolano
Bishop of Perugia
Church Catholic Church
In office 1579-1586
Predecessor Francesco Bossi
Successor Antonio Maria Gallo
Orders
Consecration 8 Jan 1570
by Scipione Rebiba
Personal details
Born 1517
Died 29 Oct 1586
Perugia, Italy
Previous post Bishop of Sarno (1569-1573)
Bishop of Imola (1573-1579)

Vincenzo Ercolano (also Vincenzo Herculani) (1517-29 Oct 1586) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Perugia (1579-1586), Bishop of Imola (1573-1579), and Bishop of Sarno (1569-1573).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

Vincenzo Ercolano was born in 1517 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 14 Dec 1569, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Sarno.[1] On 8 Jan 1570, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, with Galeazzo Gegald, Bishop Emeritus of Bagnoregio, and Umberto Locati, Bishop of Bagnoregio, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 9 Feb 1573, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Imola.[1] On 27 Nov 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia.[1] He served as Bishop of Perugia until his death on 29 Oct 1586.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Baldassarre Giustiniani, Bishop of Venosa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Archbishop Vincenzo Ercolano (Herculani), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. "Diocese of Imola" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Diocese of Imola" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. "Diocese of Sarno" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. "Diocese of Sarno" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Guglielmo Tuttavilla
Bishop of Sarno
1569-1573
Succeeded by
Vincenzo de Siena
Preceded by
Giovanni Aldobrandini
Bishop of Imola
1573-1579
Succeeded by
Alessandro Musotti
Preceded by
Francesco Bossi
Bishop of Perugia
1579-1586
Succeeded by
Antonio Maria Gallo
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