Francesco Gonzaga (bishop of Nola)
Most Reverend Francesco Gonzaga | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Nola |
In office | 1657–1673 |
Predecessor | Giovanni Battista Lancellotti |
Successor | Filippo Cesarini |
Orders | |
Consecration |
24 February 1633 by 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][3][4]
Biography
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
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Fabrizio Savelli, Archbishop of Salerno (1642); and
- Pietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio, Archbishop of Palermo (1657).
References
- 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 260 and 135. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Francesco Gonzaga, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 24, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of Cariati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ↑ "Diocese of Cariati" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Nola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Nola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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Preceded by Lorenzo Fei |
Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia 1633–1657 |
Succeeded by Agazio di Somma |
Preceded by Giovanni Battista Lancellotti |
Bishop of Nola 1657–1673 |
Succeeded by Filippo Cesarini |