Angelo Cesi (bishop of Rimini)
# Angelo Cesi (bishop of Rimini)

Angelo Cesi (19 November 1592 – 20 September 1646) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rimini (1627–1646) and Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1645–1646).

## Biography

Angelo Cesi was born in Rome, Italy on 19 November 1592. On 19 July 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Rimini. On 1 August 1627, he was consecrated bishop by Luigi Caetani, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana, Giuseppe Acquaviva, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, and Pietro Francesco Montorio, Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, serving as co-consecrators. On 2 March 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice. He served as Bishop of Rimini and Apostolic Nuncio to Venice until his death on 20 September 1646.

## Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

* Alfonso Pandolfi, Bishop of Comacchio (1631);
* Alessandro Deti, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi (1632);
* Lorenzo Gavotti, Bishop of Ventimiglia (1633);
* Joseph-Marie de Suarès, Bishop of Vaison (1633);
* Niccolò Sacchetti, Bishop of Volterra (1634);
* Giulio Diotallevi, Bishop of Strongoli (1637);
* Attilio Orsini, Bishop of Montepeloso (1638); and
* Antonio del Pezzo, Bishop of Polignano (1638).
