Diodato Gentile

Diodato Gentile was born in Genoa, Italy 1555 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.^[2] On 9 July 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Caserta.^[1][2] On 1 August 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Pinelli, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Giuseppe Ferrerio, Archbishop of Urbino, and Agostino Quinzio, Bishop of Korčula, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] On 6 March 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples.^[2] He served as Bishop of Caserta and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples until his death in April 1616.^[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Martius Andreucci, Bishop of Trogir (1604); and Giorgio Lazzari, Bishop of Minori (1604).^[2]

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Caserta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Caserta". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

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