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Hyacinthe Libelli

Hyacinthe Libelli

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Hyacinthe Libelli, O.P. (1616 – 23 October 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Avignon (1673–1684).[1][2]

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Biography

Hyacinthe Libelli was born in Citta di Castello, Italy in 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers .[2] From 1630 to 1634 he was a student at the College of Saint Thomas, the future Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, in Rome. In 1644 he was made a Doctor of Sacred Theology at the college.[3] On 30 January 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Archbishop of Avignon.[1][2] On 24 February 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and Carlo Vaini, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Avignon until his death on 23 October 1684.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]


References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 109. (in Latin)
  2. "Archbishop Hyacinthe Libelli, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
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