Giuseppe Sanfelice

Giuseppe Sanfelice or Francisco Maria Sanfelice (1615 – 25 November 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1652–1659) and Archbishop of Cosenza (1650–1660).^[1]

Most Reverend Giuseppe Sanfelice
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano
In office	1650–1660
Predecessor	Alfonso Maurelli
Successor	Gennaro Sanfelice
Orders
Ordination	25 May 1649
Consecration	16 Oct 1650 by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore)
Personal details
Born	1615 Naples, Italy
Died	20 November 1660(1660-11-20) (aged 44–45)

Biography

Giuseppe Sanfelice was born in 1615 in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest on 25 May 1649.^[2] On 22 Aug 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Archbishop of Cosenza.^[1][2] On 16 Oct 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Pietro Vidoni (seniore), Bishop of Lodi, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] On 13 Apr 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany where he served until Sep 1659.^[2] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death on 20 Nov 1660.^[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Zeno, Bishop of Capodistria (1660); and Guido Bentivoglio, Bishop of Bertinoro (1660).^[2]