Ascanio Gesualdo

Most Reverend Ascanio Gesualdo
Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa)
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
In office	1613-1638
Predecessor	Decio Caracciolo Rosso
Successor	Diego Sersale
Personal details
Died	27 Jan 1638 Bari, Italy

Ascanio Gesualdo (died 27 January, 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) (1613-1638) and Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1618-1638).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Biography

On 1 Jul 1613, Ascanio Gesualdo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa).^[1] On 25 Jun 1618, he was appointed by Pope Paul V as Titular Patriarch of Constantinople.^[1] He served as Bishop of Bari (-Canosa) and Titular Patriarch of Constantinople until his death on 27 Jan 1638.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Cesare Ventimiglia, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (1615); Giovanni Battista Lancellotti, Bishop of Nola (1615); Adam Nowodworski, Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (1615); Vincenzo Caputo, Bishop of San Severo (1615); Girolamo Pignatelli, Archbishop of Rossano (1615); and Vincenzo Periti, Bishop of Lavello (1615).

References

1. "Patriarch Ascanio Gesualdo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016
3. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bari–Bitonto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016
4. "Constantinople (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. retrieved March 24, 2016
5. "Titular Patriarchal See of Constantinople" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 24, 2016