Most Reverend Diodato Gentile | |
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Bishop of Caserta Apostolic Nuncio to Naples | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Caserta |
In office | 1604–1616 |
Predecessor | Benedetto Mandina |
Successor | Antonio Díaz (bishop) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1 August 1604 by Domenico Pinelli |
Personal details | |
Born | 1555 |
Died | April 1616 (age 61) Caserta, Italy |
Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1611–1616) |
Diodato Gentile, O.P. (1555–1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caserta (1604–1616) and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1611–1616). [1]
Diodato Gentile was born in Genoa, Italy 1555 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. [2] On 9 July 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Caserta. [1] [2] On 1 August 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Pinelli, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Giuseppe Ferrerio, Archbishop of Urbino, and Agostino Quinzio, Bishop of Korčula, serving as co-consecrators. [2] On 6 March 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples. [2] He served as Bishop of Caserta and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples until his death in April 1616. [1] [2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Martius Andreucci, Bishop of Trogir (1604); and Giorgio Lazzari, Bishop of Minori (1604). [2]