On 8 January 1574, Gaspare Cenci was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII as
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla. On 12 Mar 1574, he was consecrated bishop by
Giulio Antonio Santorio,
Cardinal-Priest of
San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with
Giovanni Battista Santorio,
Bishop of Alife, and
Giuseppe Pamphilj,
Bishop of Segni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his resignation in 1590. ==Episcopal succession==