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Francesco Massucci

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Most Reverend
Francesco Massucci
Bishop of Penne e Atri
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Penne e Atri
In office 1648–1656
Predecessor Silvestro Andreozzi
Successor Gaspare Borghi
Orders
Consecration 1 June 1648
by Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo
Personal details
Born 1610
Recanati, Italy
Died September 1656 (aged 45–46)

Francesco Massucci (1610 – September 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Penne e Atri (1610–1656).[1][2]

Biography

Francesco Massucci was born in Recanati, Italy in 1610.[2] On 18 May 1648, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Penne e Atri.[1][2] On 1 June 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, with Giovanni Battista Scanaroli, Titular Bishop of Sidon, and Stefano Martini, Bishop of Noli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Penne e Atri until his death in September 1656.[1][2]

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