Giovanni Francesco Nicolai
| Most Reverend Giovanni Francesco Nicolai | |
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Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang Titular Archbishop of Myra | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Hankou |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 27 December 1737 |
| Previous post | Titular Bishop of Berytus (1696–1712) |
Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M. (died 1737) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang (1696–1737), Titular Archbishop of Myra (1712–1737), and Titular Bishop of Berytus (1696–1712).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Biography
Giovanni Francesco Nicolai was born in Leonessa, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 20 October 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang and Titular Bishop of Berytus.[1][2] On 7 March 1700, he was consecrated bishop by Sperello Sperelli, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina, with Odoardo Cibo, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Domenico Belisario de Bellis, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 20 April 1712, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang and Titular Bishop of Myra.[1][2] He served as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang until his death on 27 December 1737.[1][2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Antonio Rosignoli, Bishop of Arbe (1700);
- Tomaso Giustiniani, Bishop of Chios (1700);
- Vincenzo Lupi, Bishop of Stagno (1703);
- Francesco Paolo Nicolai, Bishop of Capaccio (1704);
- Marco Antonio de Rosa, Bishop of Policastro (1705);
- Bartolomeo Gambadoro, Bishop of Ruvo (1705);
- Raffaele Maria Filamondo, Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (1705);
- Nicola Portoghese, Bishop of Syros e Milos (1710);
- Daniele Sansoni, Bishop of Caorle (1712);
- Carolus Polodig, Vicar Apostolic of Izmir and Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1714);
- Jacques Pescherard, Coadjutor Bishop of Baghdad and Titular Bishop of Berytus (1715);
- Gennaro Scalea, Bishop of Lacedonia (1718);
- Domenico Galisi, Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1718);
- Nicola Terzago, Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia-Velletri and Titular Bishop of Samaria (1718);
- Giuseppe Grisconi, Bishop of Vieste (1718);
- Carlo Ambrogio Mezzabarba, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1719);
- Pierluigi del Mayo, Bishop of Isola (1722);
- Pietro Savastani, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1722);
- Gaetano Costa de Puerto, Bishop of Crotone (1723);
- Agostino Odoardi, Bishop of Capaccio (1724);
- Giovanni Battista Altieri (iuniore), Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1724);
- Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia (1724);
- Jean François Fouquet, Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Macedonia (1725);
- Angelico Vigilini, Bishop of Tropea (1728); and
- Antonio Lucci, Bishop of Bovino (1729).
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 118 and 278. (in Latin)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Archbishop Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Houkouang Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
- ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hankou" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016
- ↑ "Berytus (Titular See) Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
- ↑ "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Berytus" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016
- ↑ "Myra (Titular See) Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
- ↑ "Greek-Melkite Titular Archiepiscopal See of Myra" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Manuel Torquemada |
Titular Bishop of Berytus 1696–1712 |
Succeeded by Jacques Pescherard |
| Preceded by Prospero Bottini |
Titular Archbishop of Myra 1712–1737 |
Succeeded by Luigi Gualterio |
| Preceded by |
Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang 1696–1737 |
Succeeded by |