Hyacinthe Libelli
Hyacinthe Libelli, O.P. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Avignon.Biography
Hyacinthe Libelli was born in Citta di Castello, Italy in 1616 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. From 1630-1634 he was a student at the College of Saint Thomas, the future Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, in Rome. In 1644 he was made a Doctor of Sacred Theology at the College.
On 30 January 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Archbishop of Avignon.
On 24 February 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and Carlo Vaini, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Archbishop of Avignon until his death on 23 October 1684.Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:
