Vincenzo Ercolano

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

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

Biography

Vincenzo Ercolano was born in 1517 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[4][5] On 14 December 1569, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Sarno.[3][4] On 8 January 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.[4] On 9 February 1573, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Imola.[2][4] On 27 November 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia.[1][4] He served as Bishop of Perugia until his death on 29 October 1586.[1][4] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Baldassarre Giustiniani, Bishop of Venosa.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 271–272. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 213. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 293. (in Latin)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Vincenzo Ercolano (Herculani), O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  5. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Vincenzo Ercolani, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sarno". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Sarno (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Imola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Imola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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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