Prospero Bottini

Prospero Bottini (1621 – 21 March 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Myra (1675–1712).^[1]

Biography

Prospero Bottini was born in Lucca, Italy in 1621.^[2]^[3] On 15 July 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Myra.^[1]^[2]^[3] He served as Titular Archbishop of Myra until his death on 21 March 1712.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Prospero Bottini
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2] Giuseppe de Lazzara, Bishop of Alife (1676);; Vincenzo Cavalli (Gaballi), Bishop of Bertinoro (1676);; Giovanni de Torrecilla y Cárdenas, Bishop of L'Aquila (1676);; Alessandro Strozzi, Bishop of Arezzo (1677);; Andrea Bonito, Bishop of Capaccio (1677);; Nicola Oliva, Bishop of Cortona (1677);; Giovanni Borgoforte, Bishop of Nona (1677);; Carlo Berlingeri, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1679);; Francesco Megale, Bishop of Isola (1679);; Giacomo Villani, Bishop of Caiazzo (1679);; Giovanni Paolo Meniconi, Bishop of Bagnoregio (1680);; Filippo Lenti, Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (1680);; Giambattista Febei, Bishop of Acquapendente (1683);; Gasparo Cavalieri, Archbishop of Capua (1687);; Jan Kazimierz Denhoff, Bishop of Cesena (1687);; Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1689);; Charles Montecatini, Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon (1690);; Leone Strozzi (archbishop), Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1690);; Raimondo Ferretti, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1690);; Giovanni Matteo Marchetti, Bishop of Arezzo (1691);; Federico Caccia, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia (1693);; José Guerrero de Torres, Bishop of Gaeta (1693);; Giuseppe Migliaccio, Bishop of Patti (1693);; Lorenzo Gherardi, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1693);; Matteo Gagliani, Bishop of Fondi (1693);; Gerolamo Ventimiglia, Bishop of Lipari (1694);; Alfonso Basilio Ghetaldo, Bishop of Stagno (1694);; Alexander Sforza, Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto (1695);; Michelangelo dei Conti, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1695);; Gregorio Compagni, Bishop of Sansepolcro (1696);; Domenico Tarugi, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ferrara (1696);; Nicolò Nardini, Bishop of Acquapendente (1696);; Antonio Grassi (bishop), Bishop of Chioggia (1696);; Pietro Paolo Gerardi, Bishop of Anagni (1696);; Bartholomaeus Olivieri, Bishop of Umbriatico (1696);; Onofrio Montesoro, Bishop of Castellaneta (1696);; Scipio Carocci (Carocius), Bishop of Acerno (1696);; Andrea Deodati, Archbishop of Rossano (1697);; Giuseppe Rodoero, Bishop of Acerra (1697);; Giambattista Isnardi de Castello, Bishop of Mondovi (1697);; Lorenzo Kreutter de Corvinis, Bishop of Vieste (1697);; Fortunato Durante, Bishop of Squillace (1697);; Ambrosio Angelini, Bishop of Acquapendente (1697);; Antonio Spinelli, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1697);; Giuseppe Maria Bondola, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna (1697);; Alessandro Croce, Bishop of Cremona (1697);; Uldericus Nardi, Bishop of Bagnoregio (1698);; Giulio Dalla Rosa, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1698);; Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo, Bishop of Verona (1698);; Alessandro Carlo Gaetano Varano, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino (1698);; Cesare Sperelli, Bishop of Terni (1698);; Francesco Andrea Grassi, Bishop of Caorle (1700); and; Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia (1700).

Episcopal succession of Prospero Bottini

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2] Giuseppe de Lazzara, Bishop of Alife (1676);; Vincenzo Cavalli (Gaballi), Bishop of Bertinoro (1676);; Giovanni de Torrecilla y Cárdenas, Bishop of L'Aquila (1676);; Alessandro Strozzi, Bishop of Arezzo (1677);; Andrea Bonito, Bishop of Capaccio (1677);; Nicola Oliva, Bishop of Cortona (1677);; Giovanni Borgoforte, Bishop of Nona (1677);; Carlo Berlingeri, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1679);; Francesco Megale, Bishop of Isola (1679);; Giacomo Villani, Bishop of Caiazzo (1679);; Giovanni Paolo Meniconi, Bishop of Bagnoregio (1680);; Filippo Lenti, Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (1680);; Giambattista Febei, Bishop of Acquapendente (1683);; Gasparo Cavalieri, Archbishop of Capua (1687);; Jan Kazimierz Denhoff, Bishop of Cesena (1687);; Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1689);; Charles Montecatini, Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon (1690);; Leone Strozzi (archbishop), Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1690);; Raimondo Ferretti, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1690);; Giovanni Matteo Marchetti, Bishop of Arezzo (1691);; Federico Caccia, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia (1693);; José Guerrero de Torres, Bishop of Gaeta (1693);; Giuseppe Migliaccio, Bishop of Patti (1693);; Lorenzo Gherardi, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1693);; Matteo Gagliani, Bishop of Fondi (1693);; Gerolamo Ventimiglia, Bishop of Lipari (1694);; Alfonso Basilio Ghetaldo, Bishop of Stagno (1694);; Alexander Sforza, Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto (1695);; Michelangelo dei Conti, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1695);; Gregorio Compagni, Bishop of Sansepolcro (1696);; Domenico Tarugi, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ferrara (1696);; Nicolò Nardini, Bishop of Acquapendente (1696);; Antonio Grassi (bishop), Bishop of Chioggia (1696);; Pietro Paolo Gerardi, Bishop of Anagni (1696);; Bartholomaeus Olivieri, Bishop of Umbriatico (1696);; Onofrio Montesoro, Bishop of Castellaneta (1696);; Scipio Carocci (Carocius), Bishop of Acerno (1696);; Andrea Deodati, Archbishop of Rossano (1697);; Giuseppe Rodoero, Bishop of Acerra (1697);; Giambattista Isnardi de Castello, Bishop of Mondovi (1697);; Lorenzo Kreutter de Corvinis, Bishop of Vieste (1697);; Fortunato Durante, Bishop of Squillace (1697);; Ambrosio Angelini, Bishop of Acquapendente (1697);; Antonio Spinelli, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1697);; Giuseppe Maria Bondola, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna (1697);; Alessandro Croce, Bishop of Cremona (1697);; Uldericus Nardi, Bishop of Bagnoregio (1698);; Giulio Dalla Rosa, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1698);; Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo, Bishop of Verona (1698);; Alessandro Carlo Gaetano Varano, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino (1698);; Cesare Sperelli, Bishop of Terni (1698);; Francesco Andrea Grassi, Bishop of Caorle (1700); and; Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia (1700).

External links and other references

Cheney, David M. "Myra (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Metropolitan See of Myra (Turkey)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded byGiacinto Tarugi	Titular Archbishop of Myra 1675–1712	Succeeded byGiovanni Francesco Nicolai

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. 278. (in Latin)
2.[2.2][2.3][2.4]Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Prospero Bottini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
3.[3.2][3.3]Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Prospero Bottini". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]