Most Reverend Giuseppe Cei | |
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Bishop of Cortona | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Cortona |
In office | 1695–1704 |
Predecessor | Pietro Luigi Malaspina |
Successor | Sebastiano Zucchetti |
Orders | |
Consecration | 30 November 1695 by Bandino Panciatici |
Personal details | |
Born | 1640 |
Died | 6 March 1704 Cortona, Italy |
Giuseppe Cei CO (1640–1704) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cortona (1695–1704). [1] [2]
Giuseppe Cei was born in Livorno, Italy, in 1640 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. [2] On 28 November 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Cortona. [1] [2] On 30 November 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio with Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators. [2] He served as Bishop of Cortona until his death on 6 March 1704. [2]