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Girolamo Maccabei de Toscanella

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Successor
  
Francesco Cittadini

In office
  
1543-1568

Predecessor
  
Luigi Magnasco di Santa Fiora

Died
  
1574 Castro del Lazio, Italy

Girolamo Maccabei de Toscanella (died 1574) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Castro del Lazio (1543-1568).

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Biography

On 6 July 1543, Girolamo Maccabei de Toscanella was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Castro del Lazio. He served as Bishop of Castro del Lazio until his resignation in 1568. He died in 1574.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

  • Girolamo Dandini, Bishop of Caserta (1545);
  • Giovanni Giacomo Barba, Bishop of Teramo (1546); and
  • Romolo Cesi, Bishop of Narni (1566);

    • and the principal co-consecrator of:

  • Giovanni Battista Castagna, Archbishop of Rossano; and
  • Egidio Valenti, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri.

    • References

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