Francesco Biglia Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francesco Biglia
Bishop of Pavia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Pavia
Term:1648–1659
Predecessor:Giovanni Battista Sfondrati
Successor:Girolamo Melzi
Birth Date:1587
Birth Place:Mezzana Biglia, Italy
Death Date:4 Jun 1659 (age 72)
Death Place:Milan, Italy

Francesco Biglia (1587–1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1648–1659).[1]

Biography

Francesco Biglia was born in 1587 in Mezzana Biglia, Italy.[2] On 10 Feb 1648, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Pavia.On 24 Jan 1649, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Giacomo Panciroli, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio. He served as Bishop of Pavia until his death on 4 Jun 1659 in Milan, Italy.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: Andreas Lanfranchi, Bishop of Ugento (1651); Benedetto Geraci, Bishop of Lipari (1651); and Filippo Casoni, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1651).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 273. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Francesco Biglia . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.