Decio Caracciolo Rosso


Decio Caracciolo Rosso was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archdiocese of Bari .

Biography

On 21 September 1577, Decio Caracciolo Rosso was ordained to the priesthood. On 3 July 1606, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archdiocese of Bari-Canosa. On 1 October 1606, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Costanzo, Archbishop of Cosenza, with Alessandro Cospi, Bishop of Bisceglie, and Giovanni Antonio Viperani, Bishop of Giovinazzo, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bari until his death on 27 May 1613.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Fulvio Tesorieri, Bishop of Belcastro and Selvaggio Primitelli, Bishop of Lavello.