Francesco Maria Neri (6 February 1628 – December 1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Venosa (1678–1684) and Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1672–1678).[1]
Biography
Francesco Maria Neri was born in Tivoli, Italy on 6 February 1628 and ordained a priest on 31 December 1654.[2] He held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure, and was the fiscal advocate of the Holy Office (Inquisition) in the Kingdom of Naples (1667). He was a canon of the cathedral of Naples, and in 1668 became its penitentiary major.[3]
On 16 May 1672, he was appointed Bishop of Massa Lubrense by Pope Clement X.[3][2][4] On 22 May 1672, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Borromeo (iuniore), Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Agostino, with Bernardino Rocci, Titular Archbishop of Damascus, and Domenico Gianuzzi, Titular Bishop of Dioclea in Phrygia, serving as co-consecrators.[2]
On 10 January 1678, he was appointed by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Venosa.[1][2] He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death in December 1684.[2]
External links and additional sources
- Giordani, D. V. (1862), "Venosa," (in Italian), in: Pietro Pianton (ed.), Enciclopedia ecclesiastica Vol. VII (Venezia: Girolamo Tasso, 1862) p. 953.
- Ughelli, Ferdinando; Coleti, NIccolo (1721). Italia sacra sive De episcopis Italiæ, et insularum adjacentium (in Latin). Vol. Tomus septimus (7). Venice: apud Sebastianum Coleti. p. 182.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGian Vincenzo de' Giuli | Bishop of Massa Lubrense 1672–1678 | Succeeded byAndrea Massarenghi |
| Preceded byGiovanni Battista Desio | Bishop of Venosa 1678–1684 | Succeeded byGiovanni Francesco de Lorenzi |
References
- 1.[1.2]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 259 and 410.
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Maria Neri". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
- 3.[3.2]Ritzler and Sefrin V, p. 259 with note 3.
- 4.Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francesco Maria Neri". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]