Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Filippo Visconti | |
Bishop of Catanzaro | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Catanzaro |
Term: | 1657–1664 |
Predecessor: | Fabio Olivadisi |
Successor: | Agazio di Somma |
Consecration: | 6 May 1657 |
Consecrated By: | Bernardino Spada |
Birth Date: | 9 August 1596 |
Death Date: | 26 January 1664 (age 67) |
Death Place: | Catanzaro, Italy |
Nationality: | Italian |
Filippo Visconti, O.S.A. or Philippus Vicecomes (9 August 1596 – 26 January 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catanzaro (1657–1664).[1]
Filippo Visconti was born in Milan, Italy on 9 August 1596 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 23 April 1657, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Catanzaro. On 6 May 1657, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.
He served as Bishop of Catanzaro until his death on 26 January 1664.
His bust and memorial inscription are preserved in the church of S. Agostino in Rome, the headquarters of the Augustinian Order.[3]