Ercole Visconti (1646–1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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of ''Tamiathis'' (1678–1712),

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(1680–1687), and

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(1678–1680). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Ercole Visconti"
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Biography

Ercole Visconti was born in

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in 1646 and ordained a priest in the . On 18 July 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of

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of ''Tamiathis''. On 31 July 1678, he was

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bishop by

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, and

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of ''

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'', and

Francesco Casati Francesco Casati (1620 – 16 October 1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of ''Trapezus'' (1670–1702). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Francesco Casati was born in 1620 in Plaisance. On 2 June 1670, he was appoi ...

of ''Trapezus'', serving as

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. On 15 November 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as

; he resigned on 13 October 1680. On 12 October 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as

; he resigned in July 1687. He remained as Titular Archbishop of ''Tamiathis'' until his death in 1712.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

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of: *

Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (2 December 162910 April 1704) was a German count and later prince of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was a clergyman who became bishop of Strasbourg, and was heavily involved in E ...

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(1683); and the

of: * Franciscus Liberati,

of ''Ephesus'' (1688); * Petrus Draghi Bartoli,

of ''Alexandria'' (1690); and * Baldassare Cenci (seniore),

of ''Larissa in Thessalia'' (1691).

References

External links and additional sources

* (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops 18th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1646 births 1712 deaths Apostolic Nuncios to the Republic of Florence Apostolic Nuncios to Germany {{Italy-RC-archbishop-stub