Alessandro Sperelli

Alessandro Sperelli C.O. (1589–1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Gubbio (1644–1671),^[1] Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1652–1653), Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia e Velletri (1642–1644), and Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria (1642–1644).^[1]

Most Reverend Alessandro Sperelli
Bishop of Gubbio
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Gubbio
In office	1644–1671
Predecessor	Emilio Bonaventura Altieri
Successor	Giulio Spinola
Orders
Consecration	4 May 1642 by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Personal details
Born	(1589-05-10)May 10, 1589 Assisi, Italy
Died	19 December 1671(1671-12-19) (aged 82)

Biography

Alessandro Sperelli was born on May 5, 1589 in Assisi, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.^[2] His nephew Sperello Sperelli would become cardinal in 1699.^[3] On 28 Apr 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Caria and Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia e Velletri.^[4][2] On 4 May 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna, with Lelio Falconieri, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, and Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore), Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] On 14 Mar 1644, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Gubbio.^[1][2] On 23 Oct 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples; he served as nuncio until 15 Nov 1653.^[2] He served as Bishop of Gubbio until his death on 19 Dec 1671.^[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Carlo Labia, Archbishop of Corfù (1659).^[2]

In 1666, his endowment of his large collection of books and manuscripts to the city led to the formation of the Biblioteca Comunale Sperelliana in Gubbio.