Domenico Morelli (bishop)
Domenico Morelli (1642–1716) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Lucera (1688–1716). Biography. Domenico Morelli was born in Foggia, Italy on 29 March 1642 and ordained a priest on 4 April 1665. On 17 May 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Lucera. On 23 May 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Barbarigo, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone, with Pietro de Torres, Archbishop of Dubrovnik, and Costanzo Zani, Bishop of Imola, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Lucera until his death in 1716