Luca Castellini was ordained a priest in the
Order of Preachers. A competent theologian, he was elected Procurator of the Dominican Order, and then, in 1611, Vicar General. On 19 November 1629, he was appointed by
Pope Urban VIII as
Bishop of Catanzaro. On 25 November 1629, he was consecrated bishop by
Antonio Marcello Barberini,
Cardinal-Priest of
Sant'Onofrio. He served as Bishop of Catanzaro for only fourteen months, until his death in 1631. While bishop he was the principal co-consecrator of
Marcantonio Bragadin (cardinal),
Bishop of Crema (1629). He was the author of
De electione et confirmatione canonica praelatorum, and
De canonizatione sanctorum: Tractatus de miraculis. == References ==