Francesco Gonzaga (bishop of Nola) (original) (raw)

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Most ReverendFrancesco Gonzaga
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Nola
In office 1657–1673
Predecessor Giovanni Battista Lancellotti
Successor Filippo Cesarini
Orders
Consecration 24 February 1633by Antonio Marcello Barberini
Personal details
Born 1602
Died 18 December 1673 (age 71)Nola, Italy

Francesco Gonzaga, C.R. (1602 – 18 December 1673) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nola (1657–1673) and Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1633–1657).[1][2]

Francesco Gonzaga was born in 1602 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 21 February 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia.[1][2]On 24 February 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio.[2] On 17 December 1657, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Nola.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Nola until his death on 18 December 1673.[2]

Episcopal succession

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While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 260 and 135. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Francesco Gonzaga, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 24, 2016

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byLorenzo Fei Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia 1633–1657 Succeeded byAgazio di Somma
Preceded byGiovanni Battista Lancellotti Bishop of Nola 1657–1673 Succeeded byFilippo Cesarini

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