Papirio Silvestri

Papirio Silvestri (1592–1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino (1642–1659).

Biography
Papirio Silvestri was born in Cingoli, Italy in 1592. On 14 July 1642, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino. On 3 August 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Verospi, Bishop of Osimo, with Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, and Marco Antonio Coccini, Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino until his death in February 1659.

Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: • Camillo Baldi (bishop), Bishop of Nicotera (1645);

• Domenico Cennini, Bishop of Gravina di Puglia (1645);

• Gian Vincenzo de' Giuli, Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1645);

• Giavanbattista Rainoldi, Bishop of Lucca (1645);

• Angelo Melchiori (Melchiorre), Bishop of Castellaneta (1645);

• Francesco Tello de León, Bishop of L'Aquila (1654);

• Marco Antonio Pisanelli, Bishop of Vulturara e Montecorvino (1654); and

• Giacinto Tarugi (Torisi), Bishop of Venosa (1654).

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