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Diego Sersale

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Predecessor
  
Ascanio Gesualdo

Died
  
14 July 1665, Bari, Italy

In office
  
1638-1665

Successor
  
Giovanni Granafei

Consecration
  
21 December 1638 by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore)

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bari-Bitonto

Diego Sersale (died 14 July, 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa) (1638-1665).

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Biography

On 20 December 1638, Diego Sersale was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archdiocese of Bari (-Canosa). On 21 December 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bari (-Canosa) until his death on 14 July 1665.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

  • Andrea Borgia, Bishop of Segni (1643);
  • Alfonso Maurelli, Archbishop of Cosenza (1643);
  • Antoine Marullo, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1643);
  • Alessandro Pallavicini, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1660); and
  • Francisco Antonio Díaz de Cabrera, Bishop of Salamanca (1660).

    • References

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