Domenico Morelli (bishop)

Most Reverend Domenico Morelli
Bishop of Lucera
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lucera
In office	1688–1716
Predecessor	Giambattista Eustachio
Successor	Domenico Maria de Liguori
Orders
Ordination	4 April 1665
Consecration	23 May 1688by Marcantonio Barbarigo
Personal details
Born	29 March 1642 Foggia, Italy
Died	1716 (age 73) Lucera, Italy

Domenico Morelli (1642–1716) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lucera (1688–1716).^[1][2]

Biography

Domenico Morelli was born in Foggia, Italy on 29 March 1642 and ordained a priest on 4 April 1665.^[2] On 17 May 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Lucera.^[1][2] On 23 May 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Barbarigo, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone, with Pietro de Torres, Archbishop of Dubrovnik, and Costanzo Zani, Bishop of Imola, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Lucera until his death in 1716.^[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 248.(in Latin)
2. "Bishop Domenico Morelli"Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lucera-Troia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lucera-Troi (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}