Most Reverend Luca Castellini | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Catanzaro | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Catanzaro |
| In office | 1629–1631 |
| Predecessor | Fabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi |
| Successor | Consalvo Caputo |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 25 November 1629 by Antonio Marcello Barberini |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1631 Catanzaro, Italy |
Luca Castellini, O.P. or Lucas Castellini (died 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catanzaro (1629–1631).[1]
Biography
Luca Castellini was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] A competent theologian, he was elected Procurator of the Dominican Order, and then, in 1611, Vicar General.[3]
On 19 November 1629, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Catanzaro. On 25 November 1629, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio.[2]
He served as Bishop of Catanzaro for only fourteen months, until his death in 1631.[1][2]
While bishop he was the principal co-consecrator of Marcantonio Bragadin (cardinal), Bishop of Crema (1629).[2]
He was the author of De electione et confirmatione canonica praelatorum, and De canonizatione sanctorum: Tractatus de miraculis.[3]
References
- 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 141. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Luca Castellini, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- 1 2 Dizionario biografico universale (in Italian). Vol. I. Firenze: David Passigli. 1840. p. 900.
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