Melchiorre Crivelli

Most Reverend

Melchiorre Crivelli, O.P.
His gravestone in Sant'Eustorgio
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseThagaste
In office1540–1561
Personal details
Born1486
Milan, Duchy of Milan
Died7 October 1561(1561-10-07) (aged 74–75)
Milan, Duchy of Milan

Melchiorre Crivelli (Latin: Melchior Cribellus; 1486–1561) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as General Inquisitor in the Duchy of Milan from 1518 to 1553, and as auxiliary bishop of Vercelli, Milan and Vigevano. He was an exponent of the early Catholic Reformation.

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