Filippo Visconti (bishop) explained

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]

Biography

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]

External links and additional sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 141. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. Latin.
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Filippo Visconti, O.S.A. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  3. Book: Vincenzo Forcella. Iscrizioni delle chiese e d'altri edificii di Roma dal secolo XI fino ai giorni nostri. 1874. Tip. delle scienze matematiche e fisiche. Roma. Italian, Latin. 96, no. 289.