Andrea Francolisio d'Aquino (1639–1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Tricarico
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Tricarico ( la, Dioecesis Tricaricensis) is in Basilicata. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.[Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...]
and ordained a priest on 30 Nov 1672.
On 27 Feb 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement X
Pope Clement X ( la, Clemens X; it, Clemente X; 13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 April 1670 to his death in July 1676. Elected pope at ag ...
as
Bishop of Tricarico
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Tricarico ( la, Dioecesis Tricaricensis) is in Basilicata. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.[consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...]
bishop by
Gasparo Carpegna
Gaspare Carpegna (8 April 1625 – 6 May 1714) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.
Early life
Gaspare was born in 1625 in Rome. His mother was from the Spada family. He was a relative of the Cardinal Ulderico Carpegna of the Holy Roman Cath ...
,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
San Silvestro in Capite
The Basilica of Saint Sylvester the First, also known as ( it, San Silvestro in Capite, la, Sancti Silvestri in Capite), is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and titular church in Rome dedicated to Pope Sylvester I (d. AD 335). It is located on th ...
, with
Alessandro Crescenzi,
Titular Patriarch of Alexandria, and
Giacinto Libelli,
Archbishop of Avignon
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, serving as
co-consecrators
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop.
The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
.
He served as Bishop of Tricarico until his resignation on 18 Jun 1676.
References
External links and additional sources
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X
1639 births
1715 deaths
17th-century Neapolitan people
18th-century Neapolitan people
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