Eustachio Locatelli (died 1575) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1569–1575).[1]


Eustachio Locatelli
Bishop of Reggio Emilia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Reggio Emilia
In office1569–1575
PredecessorGiambattista Grossi
SuccessorFrancesco Martelli
Orders
Consecration29 April 1569
by Scipione Rebiba
Personal details
Died1575
Reggio Emilia, Italy

Biography

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Locatelli was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 15 April 1569, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Reggio Emilia.[1][2] On 29 April 1569, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Rebiba, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, with Antonio Ganguzia, Bishop of Vieste, and Felice Peretti Montalto, Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Reggio Emilia until his death on 14 October 1575.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: Maurice MacBrien, Bishop of Emly (1571); Vincenzo de Doncelli, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1571); and Pietro Cancellieri, Bishop of Lipari (1571).[2]

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  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 284. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Eustachio Locatelli, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Reggio Emilia
1569–1575
Succeeded by