Church Catholic Church Predecessor Francesco Bossi | In office 1579-1586 Successor Antonio Maria Gallo | |
Consecration 8 January 1570
by Scipione Rebiba Died 29 October 1586, Perugia, Italy Previous posts Roman Catholic Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno (1569–1573) | ||
Vincenzo Ercolano (also Vincenzo Herculani) (1517 – 29 October, 1586) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Perugia (1579-1586), Bishop of Imola (1573-1579), and Bishop of Sarno (1569-1573).
Biography
Vincenzo Ercolano was born in 1517 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 14 December 1569, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Sarno. On 8 January 1570, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, with Galeazzo Gegald, Bishop Emeritus of Bagnoregio, and Umberto Locati, Bishop of Bagnoregio, serving as co-consecrators. On 9 February 1573, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Imola. On 27 November 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia. He served as Bishop of Perugia until his death on 29 October 1586. While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Baldassarre Giustiniani, Bishop of Venosa.