Decio Caracciolo Rosso

Most Reverend

Decio Caracciolo Rosso
Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa)
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseArchdiocese of Bari (-Canosa)
In office1606–1613
PredecessorGaleazzo Sanvitale
SuccessorAscanio Gesualdo
Orders
Consecration1 October 1606
by Giovanni Battista Costanzo
Personal details
Died(1613-05-27)27 May 1613

Decio Caracciolo Rosso (died 27 May 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) (1606–1613).

Biography

On 21 September 1577, Decio Caracciolo Rosso was ordained to the priesthood. On 3 July 1606, during the papacy of Pope Paul V, he was appointed to the Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa. On 1 October 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Costanzo, Archbishop of Cosenza, with Alessandro Cospi, Bishop of Bisceglie, and Giovanni Antonio Viperani, Bishop of Giovinazzo, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bari (-Canosa) until his death on 27 May 1613.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fulvio Tesorieri, Bishop of Belcastro (1612) and Selvaggio Primitelli, Bishop of Lavello (1613).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archbishop Decio Caracciolo Rosso" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016