Diodato Gentile

Diodato Gentile, O.P. (1555–1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caserta (1604–1616) and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1611–1616).[1]

Most Reverend

Diodato Gentile
Bishop of Caserta
Apostolic Nuncio to Naples
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Caserta
In office1604–1616
PredecessorBenedetto Mandina
SuccessorAntonio Díaz (bishop)
Orders
Consecration1 August 1604
by Domenico Pinelli
Personal details
Born1555
Genoa, Italy
DiedApril 1616 (age 61)
Caserta, Italy
Previous postApostolic Nuncio to Naples (1611–1616)

Biography

Diodato Gentile was born in Genoa, Italy 1555 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 9 July 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Caserta.[1][2] On 1 August 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Pinelli, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Giuseppe Ferrerio, Archbishop of Urbino, and Agostino Quinzio, Bishop of Korčula, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 6 March 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples.[2] He served as Bishop of Caserta and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples until his death in April 1616.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Martius Andreucci, Bishop of Trogir (1604); and Giorgio Lazzari, Bishop of Minori (1604).[2]

References
  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 138. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Diodato Gentile, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Valeriano Muti		 Apostolic Nuncio to Naples
1611–1616		 Succeeded by
Paolo Emilio Filonardi
Preceded by
Benedetto Mandina		 Bishop of Caserta
1604–1616		 Succeeded by
Antonio Díaz (bishop)


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