Francesco Antonio Roberti Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francesco Antonio Roberti
Bishop of Alessano
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Alessano
Term:1648–1653
Predecessor:Placido Padiglia
Successor:Giovanni Granafei
Consecration:30 November 1648
Consecrated By:Marcello Lante della Rovere
Birth Date:1593
Birth Place:Cupertino, Italy
Death Date:1653 (age 60)
Death Place:Alessano, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Francesco Antonio Roberti (1593–1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alessano (1648–1653).[1] [2]

Biography

Francesco Antonio Roberti was born in 1593 in Cupertino, Italy. On 23 November 1648, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Alessano. On 30 November 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri, with Giovan Battista Foppa, Archbishop of Benevento, and Enea di Cesare Spennazzi, Bishop of Ferentino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Alessano until his death in 1653.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 77. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/broberfa.html "Bishop Francesco Antonio Roberti"