Loreto de Franchis

Most Reverend

Loreto de Franchis
Bishop of Minori
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Minori
In office1636–1638
PredecessorTommaso Brandolini
SuccessorPatrizio Donati
Previous post(s)Bishop of Capri (1634–1636)
Orders
Ordination1604
Consecration26 March 1634
by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born1578
Died1638 (age 60)
Minori, Kingdom of Naples
NationalityItalian

Loreto de Franchis or Loreto di Franco (1578–1638) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Minori (1636–1638)[1] and Bishop of Capri (1634–1636).[2]

Biography

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Loreto de Franchis was born in Castel di Sangro, Italy in 1578 and was ordained a priest in 1604.[3][4] On 22 March 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Capri.[2][3] On 26 March 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Capaccio, Fausto Caffarelli, Archbishop of Santa Severina, with Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 1 December 1636, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Minori.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Minori until his death in 1638.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 244. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 133. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Loreto Di Franco (De Franchis)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Loreto Di Franco De Franchis". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Capri
1634–1636
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Minori
1636–1638
Succeeded by