Alessandro di Sangro

Alessandro di Sangro (died 18 February 1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Benevento (1616–1633) and Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1604–1633)^[1]

Most Reverend Alessandro di Sangro
Archbishop of Benevento Titular Patriarch of Alexandria
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Benevento
In office	1616–1633
Predecessor	Pompeio Arrigoni
Successor	Agostino Oreggi
Orders
Ordination	8 August 1604 by Leonard Abel
Consecration	10 August 1604 by Camillo Borghese
Personal details
Died	18 February 1633 Benevento, Italy

Biography

On 2 August 1604, Alessandro di Sangro was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria and ordained a priest on 8 August 1604 by Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon.^[1] On 10 August 1604, he was consecrated bishop by Camillo Borghese, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, with Fabio Biondi (bishop), Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Giuseppe Ferrerio, Archbishop of Urbino, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 2 May 1616, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Benevento.^[1] On 2 Apr 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Apostolic Nuncio to Spain, position he held until 23 Jun 1622.^[1] He served as Archbishop of Benevento until his death on 18 February 1633.^[1]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Alessandro di Sangro
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[1] Pedro Ruiz Valdivieso, Archbishop of Messina (1609); Gennaro Filomarino, Bishop of Calvi Risorta (1623); Giulio Antonio Santoro, Archbishop of Cosenza (1624); Diego Cabeza de Vaca, Bishop of Crotone (1624); and Alexander Liparuli, Bishop of Guardialfiera (1624).