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Most ReverendLuca Castellini
Bishop of Catanzaro
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Catanzaro
In office 1629–1631
Predecessor Fabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi
Successor Consalvo Caputo
Orders
Consecration 25 November 1629by Antonio Marcello Barberini
Personal details
Died 1631Catanzaro, Italy

Luca Castellini, O.P. or Lucas Castellini (died 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catanzaro (1629–1631).[1]

Luca Castellini was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] A competent theologian, he was elected Procurator of the Dominican Order, and then, in 1611, Vicar General.[3]

On 19 November 1629, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Catanzaro. On 25 November 1629, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio.[2]

He served as Bishop of Catanzaro for only fourteen months, until his death in 1631.[1][2]

While bishop he was the principal co-consecrator of Marcantonio Bragadin (cardinal), Bishop of Crema (1629).[2]

He was the author of De electione et confirmatione canonica praelatorum, and De canonizatione sanctorum: Tractatus de miraculis.[3]

  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 141. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Luca Castellini, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. ^ a b Dizionario biografico universale (in Italian). Vol. I. Firenze: David Passigli. 1840. p. 900.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byFabrizio Caracciolo Piscizi Bishop of Catanzaro 1629–1631 Succeeded byConsalvo Caputo