Francesco Maria Neri (6 February 1628 – December 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Venosa The Italian Catholic diocese of Venosa, in southern Italy, existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the Diocese of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa. From 1976 to 1986, Venosa had been a suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo. Hi ...

(1678–1684) and

Bishop of Massa Lubrense The Diocese of Massa Lubrense was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Massa Lubrense, Naples in the ecclesiastical province of Sorrento.Tivoli, Italy Tivoli ( , ; la, Tibur) is a town and in Lazio, central Italy, north-east of Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river where it issues from the Sabine hills. The city offers a wide view over the Roman Campagna. History Gaius Julius Solinu ...

on 6 February 1628 and ordained a priest on 31 December 1654. He held the degree of ''

Doctor in utroque iure A doctor of both laws, from the Latin ''doctor utriusque juris'', or ''juris utriusque doctor'', or ''doctor juris utriusque'' ("doctor of both laws") (abbreviations include: JUD, IUD, DUJ, JUDr., DUI, DJU, Dr.iur.utr., Dr.jur.utr., DIU, UJD a ...

'', and was the fiscal advocate of the Holy Office (Inquisition) in the Kingdom of Naples (1667). He was a canon of the cathedral of Naples, and in 1668 became its penitentiary major.Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 259 with note 3. On 16 May 1672, he was appointed

Bishop of Massa Lubrense The Diocese of Massa Lubrense was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in Massa Lubrense, Naples in the ecclesiastical province of Sorrento.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 ...

. On 22 May 1672, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Borromeo (iuniore),

Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino it, Basilica di Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio , image = Sant Agostino Fassade.jpg , caption = Façade from the Piazza di Sant’Agostino , coordinates = , image_size=270 , mapframe-frame-width=270 , m ...

, with

Bernardino Rocci Bernardino Rocci (1627–1680) was a Roman Catholic cardinal. On 22 April 1668, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Gabrielli, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, with Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, and Carlo de' Vecchi, Tit ...

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 ''Damascus'', and

Domenico Gianuzzi Domenico Gianuzzi (1596–1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as titular bishop of '' Dioclea in Phrygia'' (1669–1680). ''(in Latin)''Titular Bishop 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 ...

of ''

Dioclea in Phrygia Dioclea or Dioklea, Dioclia or Dioklia, Diocleia or Diokleia ( grc, Διοκλεία, Diokleía), was a town of ancient Phrygia, inhabited during Roman and Byzantine times. In Hellenic times it had a mint, under its king Elagabalus. It was the ...

'', serving as co-consecrators. On 10 January 1678, he was appointed by Pope Innocent XI as

. He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death in December 1684.

References

External links and additional sources

*Giordani, D. V. (1862), "Venosa," , in: Pietro Pianton (ed.)
''Enciclopedia ecclesiastica'' Vol. VII
(Venezia: Girolamo Tasso, 1862) p. 953. * 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X Bishops appointed by Pope Innocent XI 1628 births 1684 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub