Antonio Spinelli (bishop)
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ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Melfi e Rapolla
In office1697–1724
PredecessorFrancesco Antonio Triveri
Most Reverend Antonio Spinelli | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Melfi e Rapolla |
| In office | 1697–1724 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Antonio Triveri |
| Successor | Mondilio Orsini |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 8 December 1697 by Baldassare Cenci (seniore) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1657 Aquaro Feudo, Italy |
| Died | October 1724 (aged 66–67) |
| Nationality | Italian |
Antonio Spinelli, C.R. (1657 – October 1724) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1697–1724).[1]
Antonio Spinelli was born in Aquaro Feudo, Italy in 1657 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 2 December 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.[1][2] On 8 December 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Baldassare Cenci (seniore), Archbishop of Fermo, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his death in October 1724.[1][2]
