Agostino Fieschi (bishop of Accia and Mariana) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Agostino Fieschi
Bishop of Accia and Mariana
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Accia and Mariana
Term:1683–1685
Predecessor:Carlo Fabrizio Giustiniani
Successor:Jean Charles de Mari
Consecration:20 June 1683
Consecrated By:Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Birth Date:1643
Birth Place:Genoa, Italy
Death Date:28 May 1685 (age 42)
Death Place:France
Nationality:Italian

Agostino Fieschi, C.R. (1643 – 28 May, 1685) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Accia and Mariana (1683–1685).[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Agostino Fieschi was born in Genoa, Italy in 1643 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 14 June 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Accia and Mariana. On 20 June 1683, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, and Francesco Maria Giannotti, Bishop of Segni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Accia and Mariana until his death on 28 May 1685.

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 256. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfieschia.html "Bishop Agostino Fieschi, C.R."
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/da518.html "Diocese of Accia and Mariana"
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t0030.htm "Titular Episcopal See of Accia"