Napoleone Comitoli
Italian Roman Catholic bishop (1548–1624)
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Napoleone Comitoli (1548 – 30 August 1624) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Perugia (1591–1624).[1]
Most Reverend Napoleone Comitoli | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Perugia | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Perugia |
| In office | 1591–1624 |
| Predecessor | Antonio Maria Gallo |
| Successor | Cosimo de Torres |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 11 Aug 1591 by Giulio Antonio Santorio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1548 |
| Died | 30 August 1624 (aged 75–76) |
Biography
Napoleone Comitoli was born in Castelleone (Deruta), Italy in 1548.[1] On 19 Jul 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Perugia.[1] On 11 Aug 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Ludovico de Torres, Archbishop of Monreale, Flaminio Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Perugia until his death on 30 Aug 1624.[1]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fabio Aresti, Bishop of Lucera (1601); Innocenzo Del Bufalo-Cancellieri, Bishop of Camerino (1601); and Virgilio Fiorenzi, Bishop of Nocera Umbra (1605).[1]
