Filippo Visconti, O.S.A. or Philippus Vicecomes (9 August 1596 – 26 January 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catanzaro (1657–1664).[1]
Biography
Filippo Visconti was born in Milan, Italy on 9 August 1596 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 23 April 1657, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Catanzaro. On 6 May 1657, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.[1]
He served as Bishop of Catanzaro until his death on 26 January 1664.[1][2]
His bust and memorial inscription are preserved in the church of S. Agostino in Rome, the headquarters of the Augustinian Order.[3]
External links and additional sources
- Accetta, Foca (1999). "Le 'confessioni' e 'confusioni' di un agostiniano milanese presule in Calabria. La corrispondenza di Filippo Visconti, vescovo di Catanzaro (1657–1664)," in: Analecta Augustiniana 62 (Roma 1999), pp. 5–124. (in Italian)
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFabio Olivadisi | Bishop of Catanzaro 1657–1664 | Succeeded byAgazio di Somma |
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 141.
- 2.[2.2]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Filippo Visconti, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- 3.Vincenzo Forcella (1874). Iscrizioni delle chiese e d'altri edificii di Roma dal secolo XI fino ai giorni nostri (in Italian and Latin). Roma: Tip. delle scienze matematiche e fisiche. pp. 96, no. 289.