Agostino Franciotti Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Agostino Franciotti
Titular Archbishop of Trapezus Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
Church:	Catholic Church
Term:	1654–1670
Predecessor:	Crispin Fuk von Hradiste
Successor:	Francesco Casati
Consecration:	10 May 1654
Consecrated By:	Marcantonio Franciotti
Birth Date:	1630
Death Date:	February 1670 (age 40)
Death Place:	Aachen, Germany

Agostino Franciotti (1630–1670) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1666–1670) and Titular Archbishop of Trapezus (1654–1670).^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Agostino Franciotti was born Rome, Italy in 1630.On 4 May 1654, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Titular Archbishop of Trapezus.On 10 May 1654, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace. On 10 Jul 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany.He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany until his death in February 1670.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

• Gianlucido Palombara, Bishop of Pesaro (1658);
• Cesare Cancellotti, Bishop of Bisceglie (1658);
• Anselmo Dandini, Bishop of Cervia (1662); and
• Ignazio D'Amico, Bishop of Patti (1662).

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Nunciature to Germany . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Apostolic Nunciature to Germany. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.

Notes and References

1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 342. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfrancag.html "Archbishop Agostino Franciotti"