Giuseppe Cei (bishop)
# Giuseppe Cei (bishop)

Giuseppe Cei, C.O. (1640–1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cortona (1695–1704).

## Biography

Giuseppe Cei was born in Livorno, Italy in 1640 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. On 28 November 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Cortona. On 30 November 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio with Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Patriarch of Antioch, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Cortona until his death on 6 March 1704.

