Most Reverend Alessandro di Sangro | |
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| Archbishop of Benevento Titular Patriarch of Alexandria | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Benevento |
| In office | 1616–1633 |
| Predecessor | Pompeio Arrigoni |
| Successor | Agostino Oreggi |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 August 1604 by Leonard Abel |
| Consecration | 10 August 1604 by Camillo Borghese |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 18 February 1633 Benevento, Italy |
Alessandro di Sangro (died 18 February 1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Benevento (1616–1633) and Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1604–1633)[1]
On 2 August 1604, Alessandro di Sangro was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria and ordained a priest on 8 August 1604 by Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon.[1] On 10 August 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Camillo Borghese, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, with Fabio Biondi (bishop), Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Giuseppe Ferrerio, Archbishop of Urbino, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 2 May 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Benevento.[1] On 2 Apr 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, position he held until 23 Jun 1622.[1] He served as Archbishop of Benevento until his death on 18 February 1633.[1]
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While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[1]
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