Filippo Casoni (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Filippo Casoni
Bishop of Borgo San Donnino
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Borgo San Donnino
Term:1651–1659
Predecessor:Ranuccio Scotti Douglas
Successor:Alessandro Pallavicini
Consecration:12 Mar 1651
Consecrated By:Giulio Roma
Birth Date:1599
Death Date:22 Jul 1659

Filippo Casoni (1599–1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1651–1659).[1]

Biography

Filippo Casoni was born in 1599 in Sarzana, Italy.[2] On 27 Feb 1651, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Borgo San Donnino.On 12 Mar 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Roma, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, with Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop Emeritus of Borgo San Donnino, and Francesco Biglia, Bishop of Pavia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Borgo San Donnino until his death on 22 Jul 1659.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Rinaldo d'Este, Bishop of Reggio Emilia (1651); and Antonio Bichi, Bishop of Montalcino (1652).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 124. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Filippo Casoni . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. January 3, 2019.