Francesco Boccapaduli (3 April 1600 – 23 November 1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Athenae'' (1675–1680),
Apostolic Nuncio to Venice The Apostolic Nunciature to Venice was an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church to the Republic of Venice, Italy. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. ...
(1652–1654),
Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
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(1647–1652),
Bishop of Città di Castello
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(1647–1672), and
Bishop of Valva e Sulmona
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(1638–1647).
Biography
Francesco Boccapaduli was born in
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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,
Italy
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on 3 April 1600 and ordained a priest in 1623.
On 13 September 1638, he was appointed
Bishop of Valva e Sulmona
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or offic ...
by
Pope Urban VIII
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Cardinal-Deacon
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of
Sant'Eustachio
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, with
Tommaso Carafa
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Giovanni Battista Altieri
Giambattista Altieri or Giovanni Battista Altieri (20 June 1589 – 26 November 1654) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.
Early life
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Bishop of Città di Castello
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by
Pope Innocent X
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.
On 14 September 1647, he was appointed
Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
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by Pope Innocent X; he resigned from the post in September 1652.
On 24 August 1652, he was appointed
Apostolic Nuncio to Venice The Apostolic Nunciature to Venice was an ecclesiastical office of the Catholic Church to the Republic of Venice, Italy. It was a diplomatic post of the Holy See, whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio with the rank of an ambassador. ...
by Pope Innocent X; he resigned from the post in 1654.
He served as Bishop of Città di Castello until his resignation on 1 October 1672.
On 15 July 1675, he was appointed by
Pope Clement X
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as
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of Athens (Greece), a title he held until his death on 23 November 1680.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
*
Thomas Henrici
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Titular Bishop
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of ''Chrysopolis in Arabia'' (1648);
and the principal co-consecrator of:
* Pietro Alberini,
Titular Archbishop
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By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Nicomedia'' (1674);
*
Muzio Soriano
Muzio Soriano (1629–1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Santa Severina (1674–1679).
Biography
Muzio Soriano was born on 11 Oct 1629 in Cotrone, Italy and ordained a priest on 22 May 1655.
On 19 Feb 1674, he was ap ...
,
Archbishop of Santa Severina
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(1674); and
*
Vincenzo Ragni
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,
Bishop of Oppido Mamertina
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