Carlo Francesco Airoldi (1637–1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne (1673–1683), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1675–1683), Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1673–1675), and Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1668–1673).[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Carlo Francesco Airoldi was born in Milan, Italy in 1637.[2] On 16 November 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium; he resigned on 8 April 1673.[1][2] On 26 June 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne.[1][2] On 30 July 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and Giannotto Gualterio, Archbishop of Fermo, serving as co-consecrators at the church of San Bernardo alle Terme in Rome.[2] On 5 November 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned on 3 October 1675.[2] On 29 November 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice.[2] He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice and Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne until his death on 5 April 1683.[1][2] He is buried in the cathedral in Milan.[2]
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]
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Venice". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGiacomo Rospigliosi | Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium 1668–1673 | Succeeded bySebastiano Antonio Tanara |
| Preceded byOpizio Pallavicini | Apostolic Nuncio to Florence 1673–1675 | Succeeded byGregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia |
| Preceded byPompeo Varese | Apostolic Nuncio to Venice 1675–1683 | Succeeded byGiuseppe Archinto |
| Preceded byJohann Eberhard Nidhard | Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne 1673–1683 | Succeeded byTommaso Vidoni |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 191. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7][2.8][2.9]"Archbishop Carlo Francesco Airoldi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- 3."Edessa in Osrhoëne(Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017
- 4."Titular Archiepiscopal See of Edessa in Osrhoëne" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016