Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Lelio Brancaccio | |
Archbishop of Taranto | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Archdiocese: | Archdiocese of Taranto |
Term: | 1574–1599 |
Predecessor: | Girolamo di Corregio |
Successor: | Juan de Castro (bishop of Taranto) |
Death Date: | 1599 |
Death Place: | Taranto, Italy |
Previous Post: | Archbishop of Sorrento (1571–1574) |
Lelio Brancaccio (died 1599) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Taranto (1574–1599) and Archbishop of Sorrento (1571–1574).[1] [2] [3]
On 20 June 1571, Lelio Brancaccio was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Archbishop of Sorrento.[4] [5] On 15 November 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Archbishop of Taranto.He served as Archbishop of Taranto until his death in 1599.