Paolo Odescalchi
Paolo Odescalchi (died February 8, 1585[1]) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Penne e Atri (1568–1572),[2] Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1560–1561 and 1566–1569), and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1553–1560).
Most Reverend Paolo Odescalchi | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Penne e Atri | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Penne e Atri |
| In office | 1568–1572 |
| Predecessor | Giacomo Guidi |
| Successor | Giambattista de Benedictis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 1585 |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1553–1560) Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1560–1561 and 1566–1569) |
Biography
Paolo Odescalchi was born in Como, Italy.[3] In 1553, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland.[3] On 15 Jun 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples; he resigned from the position on 4 Sep 1561.[3] In Dec 1566, he was once again appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples.[3] On 27 Feb 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Penne e Atri[2][3] and resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples in February 1569.[3] He served as Bishop of Penne e Atri until his resignation in 1572.[2][3] He died in 1585.[3][1]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]
- Giambattista de Benedictis, Bishop of Penne e Atri (1572);
and the principal co-consecrator of:
- Nicolaus Don, (1571) Titular Bishop of Rosmen and Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb;[3]
- Pietro Orsini, Titular Bishop of Hippos and Coadjutor Bishop of Spoleto (1580);
- Gaspare Visconti, Bishop of Novara (1584);
- Francesco Liparuli, Bishop of Capri (1584); and
- Cesare Speciano, Bishop of Novara (1584).
References
- DBI
- Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 271. (in Latin)
- Cheney, David M. "Bishop Paolo Odescalchi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Switzerland". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature Switzerland". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]