Eligio Caracciolo

Most Reverend
Eligio Caracciolo
Archbishop of Cosenza
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cosenza
In office 1694–1700
Predecessor Gennaro Sanfelice
Successor Andrea Brancaccio
Orders
Consecration 21 March 1694
by Fabrizio Spada
Personal details
Born 1654
Naples, Italy
Died 17 October 1700 (age 46)
Cosenza, Italy

Eligio Caracciolo, C.R. (1654 – 17 October 1700) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1694–1700).[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Eligio Caracciolo was born in Naples, Italy in 1654 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 15 March 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Cosenza.[1][2][4] On 21 March 1694, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono with Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 17 October 1700.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. p. 179.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Eligio Caracciolo, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ↑ "Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  4. 1 2 3 "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Gennaro Sanfelice		 Archbishop of Cosenza
1694–1700		 Succeeded by
Andrea Brancaccio
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