Annibale Saraceni

Most Reverend

Annibale Saraceni
Most Reverend; Annibale Saraceni
Bishop of Lecce
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Lecce
In office	1560–1591
Predecessor	Braccio Martelli
Successor	Scipione Spina
Orders
Consecration	15 March 1561

Annibale Saraceni was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lecce (1560–1591).^[1]^[2]

Biography

On 29 November 1560, Annibale Saraceni was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Lecce.^[1]^[2] On 15 March 1561, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Michele Saraceni, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia, with Giovanni Giacomo Barba, Bishop of Terni, and Giulio Galletti, Bishop Emeritus of Alessano, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Lecce until his resignation in 1591.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 225. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Annibale Saraceni" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017

Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Lecce". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lecce(Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Braccio Martelli	Bishop of Lecce 1560–1591	Succeeded by Scipione Spina

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