Francesco Gonzaga (bishop of Nola)

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]

Most Reverend

Francesco Gonzaga
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Nola
In office1657–1673
PredecessorGiovanni Battista Lancellotti
SuccessorFilippo Cesarini
Orders
Consecration24 February 1633
by Antonio Marcello Barberini
Personal details
Born1602
Died18 December 1673 (age 71)
Nola, Italy

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]

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