Angelo Cerasi
Italian Roman Catholic prelate
Angelo Cerasi (15 October 1643 – 11 December 1728) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bovino (1685–1728).
Biography
Angelo Cerasi was born in Buonabitacolo, Italy on 15 October 1643. On 5 February 1685, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Bovino. On 11 February 1685, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Giuseppe Felice Barlacci, Bishop of Narni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bovino until his death on 11 December 1728.
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