Most Reverend

Giuseppe Cei
Bishop of Cortona
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Cortona
In office1695โ€“1704
PredecessorPietro Luigi Malaspina
SuccessorSebastiano Zucchetti
Orders
Consecration30 November 1695
by Bandino Panciatici
Personal details
Born1640
Died6 March 1704
Cortona, Italy
NationalityItalian

Giuseppe Cei, C.O. (1640โ€“1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cortona (1695โ€“1704).[1][2]

Biography

Giuseppe Cei was born in Livorno, Italy in 1640 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.[2] On 28 November 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Cortona.[1][2] On 30 November 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio with Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Cortona until his death on 6 March 1704.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1913). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae Regensbergianae. p. 174.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giuseppe Cei, C.O." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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