Ercole Visconti
Most Reverend Ercole Visconti | |
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Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1678–1712 |
Predecessor | Angelo Maria Ranuzzi |
Successor | Marco Antonio Ansidei |
Orders | |
Consecration | 31 July 1678 by Carlo Pio di Savoia |
Personal details | |
Born | 1646 |
Died | 1712 (age 66) |
Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1678–1680) Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1680–1687) |
Ercole Visconti (1646–1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1678–1712), Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1680–1687), and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1678–1680).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Biography
Ercole Visconti was born in Milan, Italy in 1646 and ordained a priest in the .[2] On 18 July 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis.[1][2] On 31 July 1678, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, and Egidio Colonna, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Francesco Casati, Titular Archbishop of Trapezus, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 15 November 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned on 13 October 1680.[2] On 12 October 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany; he resigned in July 1687.[2] He remained as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis until his death in 1712.[2]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
and the principal co-consecrator of:
- Franciscus Liberati, Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1688);
- Petrus Draghi Bartoli, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1690); and
- Baldassare Cenci (seniore), Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia (1691).
References
- ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 181. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Archbishop Ercole Visconti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ^ "Nunciature to Germany" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017
- ^ "Apostolic Nunciature to Germany" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Tamiathis (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017
- ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Tamiathis" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Florence (Tuscany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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