Giovanni Rasponi (1646 – 31 August 1714) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Forlì from 1689 to 1714.[1]
Biography
Giovanni Rasponi was born in Ravenna, Italy and ordained a priest on 27 February 1689.[2] On 28 February 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Forlì.[1][2] On 20 March 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Flavio Chigi (seniore), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Muzio Dandini, Bishop of Senigallia, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Forlì until his death on 31 August 1714.[1][2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Andrea Santacroce, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1690).[2]
References
- 1.[1.2][1.3]Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 204. (in Latin)
- 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5]Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Rasponi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]