Francesco Nori (1565 – 30 December 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of San Miniato (1624–1631).
Biography
Francesco Nori was born in
Florence,
Italy in 1565 and ordained a priest in 1603.
On 11 March 1624, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ...
as
Bishop of San Miniato.
On 27 May 1624, he was
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
Ottavio Bandini,
Cardinal-Bishop of ''Palestrina'', with
Alessandro del Caccia
Alessandro del Caccia (died 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pistoia (1600–1649).
Biography
On 3 Jul 1600, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Pistoia.
On 9 Jul 1600, he was consecra ...
,
Bishop of Pistoia
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Pistoia ( la, Dioecesis Pistoriensis) is located in the Province of Florence. It has existed since the third century. From 1653 to 1954, the historic diocese was the diocese of Pistoia and Prato. The Diocese of Pra ...
, and
Tommaso Ximenes
Tommaso Ximenes (died 3 November 1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fiesole (1620–1633). ''(in Latin)''[Bishop of Fiesole
The Diocese of Fiesole ( la, Dioecesis Fesulana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Tuscany, central Italy, whose episcopal see is the city of Fiesole. Fiesole was directly subject to the pope until 1420, when the archdiocese of Florence was created a ...]
, 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 San Miniato until his death on 30 December 1631.
References
External links and additional sources
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII
1565 births
1631 deaths
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