Francesco Antonio Biondo

Francesco Antonio Biondo, O.F.M. Conv. (died 21 December 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli (1640–1643)[1] and Bishop of Capri (1637–1640).[2]

Most Reverend

Francesco Antonio Biondo
Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ortona a Mare e Campli
In office1640–1643
PredecessorAntimo degli Atti
SuccessorAlessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Orders
Consecration3 January 1638
by Marcello Lante della Rovere
Personal details
Died21 December 1643
Previous post(s)Bishop of Capri (1637–1640)

Biography

Francesco Antonio Biondo was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.[3][4] On 14 December 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Capri.[2][3] On 3 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Francesco Maria Abbiati, Bishop of Bobbio, and Pomponio Vetuli, Bishop of Città Ducale, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 3 December 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli until his death on 21 December 1643.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 266. (in Latin)
  2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 133. (in Latin)
  3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Antonio Biondo, O.F.M. Conv". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francesco Antonio Biondi, O.F.M. Conv". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]


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