Cesare Ventimiglia
# Cesare Ventimiglia

Cesare Ventimiglia or Caesar Vintirailius (1573 – 23 December 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (1615–1645).

## Biography

Cesare Ventimiglia was born in Benevento, Italy in 1573 and ordained a priest on 31 December 1614. On 12 January 1615, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze. On 25 March 1615, he was consecrated bishop by Bonifazio Caetani, Archbishop of Taranto, with Ascanio Gesualdo, Archbishop of Bari, and Pietro Francesco Montorio, Bishop of Nicastro, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze until his death on 23 December 1645.

## Episcopal succession

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

* García Gil Manrique, Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (1618);
* Benedetto Baaz, Bishop of Umbriatico (1622);
* Cesare Gherardi, Bishop of Camerino (1622);
* Sebastiano De Paoli, Coadjutor Bishop of Nepi e Sutri (1622); and
* Alvaro Mendoza, Bishop of L'Aquila (1622).
