Bartolomeo Castelli

Most Reverend
Bartolomeo Castelli
Bishop of Mazara del Vallo
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Mazara del Vallo
In office 1695-1730
Predecessor Franciscus Maria Graffeo
Successor Alessandro Caputo
Orders
Consecration 30 Nov 1695
by Pier Matteo Petrucci
Personal details
Born 1650
Palermo, Italy
Died 5 April 1730 (age 80)
Mazara del Vallo, Italy
Nationality Italian

Bartolomeo Castelli (1650 - 5 April 1730) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo (1695-1730).[1][2][3]

Biography

Bartolomeo Castelli was born in 1650 in Palermo, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[1] On 28 Nov 1695, he was appointed by Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo.[1] On 30 Nov 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello, with Francesco Gori, Bishop of Catanzaro, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Mazara del Vallo until his death on 5 Apr 1730.[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco del Giudice, Archbishop of Monreale (1704); Giovanni Battista Costantino, Bishop of Castro di Puglia (1718); Domenico Antonio Menafra, Bishop of Acerno (1718); Gioacchino Francesco Caprini, Bishop of Bitetto (1718); Gianmaria Capecelatro, Bishop of Ischia (1718); Bernardo Cavalieri, Bishop of San Marco (1718); and Giacomo Falconi, Bishop of Caiazzo (1718).[1]

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Franciscus Maria Graffeo
Bishop of Mazara del Vallo
1695-1730
Succeeded by
Alessandro Caputo
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