Giuseppe di Giacomo

Most Reverend Giuseppe di Giacomo
Bishop of Bovino
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Bovino
In office	1673–1684
Predecessor	Francesco Antonio Curzio
Successor	Angelo Cerasi
Orders
Ordination	30 Sep 1657
Consecration	12 Mar 1673 by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born	3 Nov 1632 Messina, Italy
Died	21 Mar 1684 (age 51) Bovino, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Giuseppe di Giacomo (3 November, 1632 – 21 March, 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bovino (1673–1684).^[1][2][3]

Biography

Giuseppe di Giacomo was born in Messina, Italy on 3 Nov 1632 and ordained a priest on 30 Sep 1657.^[1] On 27 Feb 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Bovino.^[1] On 12 Mar 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Titular Patriarch of Alexandria, and Hyacinthe Libelli, Archbishop of Avignon, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] He served as Bishop of Bovino until his death on 21 Mar 1684.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Carlo Pellegrini (bishop), Bishop of Avellino e Frigento (1673);
• Domenico Sorrentino, Bishop of Ruvo (1673);
• Stefan Knezevic (Conti), Archbishop of Sardica (1677); and
• Gaspar Gasparini, Titular Bishop of Spiga (1677).

References

1. "Bishop Giuseppe di Giacomo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
2. "Diocese of Bovino" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
3. "Diocese of Bovino" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016