Diodato Gentile

Diodato Gentile, O.P. (1555–1616) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caserta (1604–1616) and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1611–1616).

Most Reverend Diodato Gentile
Bishop of Caserta Apostolic Nuncio to Naples
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Caserta
In office	1604–1616
Predecessor	Benedetto Mandina
Successor	Antonio Díaz (bishop)
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1611–1616)
Orders
Consecration	1 August 1604 by Domenico Pinelli
Personal details
Born	1555 Genoa, Italy
Died	April 1616 (age 61) Caserta, Italy

Biography

Diodato Gentile was born in Genoa, Italy 1555 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 9 July 1604, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Caserta. On 1 August 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Pinelli, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Giuseppe Ferrerio, Archbishop of Urbino, and Agostino Quinzio, Bishop of Korčula, serving as co-consecrators. On 6 March 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples. He served as Bishop of Caserta and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples until his death in April 1616.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Martius Andreucci, Bishop of Trogir (1604); and Giorgio Lazzari, Bishop of Minori (1604).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Caserta". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Caserta". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}