Predecessor Agostino Gonzaga Nationality Italian Ordination November 1521 | In office 1560–1592 Successor Annibale D'Afflitto | |
Previous posts Roman Catholic Diocese of Scala (1548–1551), Roman Catholic Diocese of Teano-Calvi (1551–1560) | ||
Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso, O.M. (1496–1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria (1560–1592), Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1551–1560), and Bishop of Scala (1548–1551).
Biography
Gaspare Ricciullo del Fosso was born in Rogliano, Italy on 6 Jan 1496 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Minims in Nov 1521. On 17 May 1548, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Scala. On 22 Apr 1551, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Bishop of Calvi Risorta. On 17 Jul 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria. He served as Archbishop of Reggio Calabria until his death on 28 Dec 1592.
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