Francesco Monaco (died December 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Martirano The Diocese of Martirano was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the village and comune of Martirano in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. It was suppressed in 1818 to the Diocese of Nicastro.

(1591–1626)."Bishop Francesco Monaco"
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Biography

On 1 July 1591, Francesco Monaco was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIV Pope Gregory XIV ( la, Gregorius XIV; it, Gregorio XIV; 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death in October ...

. On 4 April 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Costanzo,

Archbishop of Cosenza The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano in Calabria has been a metropolitan see since 2001.

, with

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, Bishop of Nicastro, and

Orazio Schipano Orazio Schipano (died 1596) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belcastro (1591–1596). ''(in Latin)'' Biography On 13 November 1591, Orazio Schipano was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Bishop of Belcastro Th ...

Bishop of Belcastro The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina.

, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Martirano until his death in December 1626.

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