17th-century Catholic bishop
Giulio Masi (1570–1636) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Monopoli (1627–1636) and Bishop of Giovinazzo (1611–1627).[1]
Biography
Giulio Masi was born in Arezzo, Italy in 1570.[2][3] On 18 May 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Giovinazzo.[1][2] On 23 May 1611, he was consecrated bishop by Roberto Francesco Romolo Bellarmino, Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana, with Attilio Amalteo, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 18 July 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Monopoli.[2] He served as Bishop of Monopoli until his death in 1636.[2]
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