Andrea Brancaccio

Most Reverend

Andrea Brancaccio
Archbishop of Cosenza
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Conversano
In office1701–1725
PredecessorEligio Caracciolo
SuccessorVincenzo Maria d'Aragona
Orders
Consecration26 January 1681
by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born1644
Died4 June 1725 (age 57)
Cosenza, Italy
NationalityItalian

Andrea Brancaccio, C.R. (1644 – 4 June 1725) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1701–1725) and Bishop of Conversano (1681–1701).[1]

Biography

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Andrea Brancaccio was born in Naples, Italy in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2][3] On 13 January 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Conversano.[1][2] On 26 January 1681, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Antonio Savo de' Panicoli, Bishop of Termoli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 18 April 1701, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Archbishop of Cosenza.[1][2] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 4 June 1725.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Nicola Cirillo, Bishop of Nicastro (1692).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 171 and 179. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Andrea Brancaccio, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Andrea Brancaccio". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Conversano
1681–1701
Succeeded by
Preceded by Archbishop of Cosenza
1701–1725
Succeeded by