Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Francesco Antonio Porpora | |
Bishop of Montemarano | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Montemarano |
Term: | 1635–1640 |
Predecessor: | Eleuterio Albergone |
Successor: | Urbano Zambotti |
Consecration: | 13 May 1635 |
Consecrated By: | Francesco Maria Brancaccio |
Birth Date: | 1575 |
Birth Place: | Naples, Italy |
Death Date: | 1640 (age 65) |
Death Place: | Montemarano, Italy |
Francesco Antonio Porpora (1575–1640) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montemarano (1635–1640).[1]
Francesco Antonio Porpora was born in Naples, Italy in 1575.[2] On 7 May 1635, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Montemarano.On 13 May 1635, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Giacomo Theodoli, Bishop of Forlì and Alessandro Suardi, Bishop of Lucera, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Montemarano until his death in 1640.