Gaspare Cenci

Gaspare Cenci was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1574–1590).

Biography

On 8 January 1574, Gaspare Cenci was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla. On 12 Mar 1574, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Alife, and Giuseppe Pamphilj, Bishop of Segni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his resignation in 1590.

Episcopal succession

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

• Giovanni Battista Castrucci, Archbishop of Chieti (1585);
• Gian Francesco Biandrate di San Giorgio Aldobrandini, Bishop of Acqui (1585);
• Marcantonio Bizzoni, Bishop of Foligno (1586); and
• Lorenzo Celsi (bishop), Bishop of Castro del Lazio (1591).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)