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Benedetto Rocci, O. Carm. (died 1661) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nusco (1658–1661).

Biography

Benedetto Rocci was ordained a priest in the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on 4 September 1615. On 6 May 1658, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Nusco. On 26 May 1658, he was consecrated bishop by Benedetto Odescalchi, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano. He served as Bishop of Nusco until his death in October 1661.

References

1. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 263. (in Latin)
2. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Benedetto Rocci, O. Carm". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Nusco". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Nusco (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

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