Hyacinthe Libelli

Most Reverend

Hyacinthe Libelli

Archbishop of Avignon
Church| Catholic Church
Archdiocese| Archdiocese of Avignon
In office| 1673–1684
Predecessor| Azon Ariosti
Successor| Alexandre de Montecatini
Orders
Consecration| 24 February 1673
by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born| 1616

Citta di Castello, Italy

Died| 23 October 1684 (age 68)
Avignon, France

Hyacinthe Libelli, O.P. (1616 – 23 October 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Avignon (1673–1684).[1][2]

## Biography

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Hyacinthe Libelli was born in Citta di Castello, Italy in 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers .[2] From 1630 to 1634 he was a student at the College of Saint Thomas, the future Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, in Rome. In 1644 he was made a Doctor of Sacred Theology at the college.[3] On 30 January 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Archbishop of Avignon.[1][2] On 24 February 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and Carlo Vaini, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Archbishop of Avignon until his death on 23 October 1684.[1][2]

## Episcopal succession

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While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

* Simon Gaudenti, Bishop of Ossero (1673);
* Andrea Francolisio, Bishop of Tricarico (1673); and
* Giuseppe di Giacomo, Bishop of Bovino (1673).

## References

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1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 109. (in Latin)
2. ^ a b c d e f "Archbishop Hyacinthe Libelli, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. ^ Babuty, Antoine Touron (1748). Histoire des hommes illustres de l'ordre de Saint Dominique ; c'est à dire ... p. 579.

## External links and additional sources

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* Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Avignon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
* Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Avignon". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]

Catholic Church titles

Preceded by

Azon Ariosti

|  Archbishop of Avignon
1673–1684  | Succeeded by

Alexandre de Montecatini

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