Francesco Maria Abbiati Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francesco Maria Abbiati
Bishop of Bobbio
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Bobbio
Term:1618–1650
Predecessor:Marcantonio Bellini
Successor:Alessandro Porro
Consecration:21 December 1618
Consecrated By:Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Death Date:5 August 1650
Death Place:Bobbio, Italy

Francesco Maria Abbiati, C.R.L. (died 5 August 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bobbio (1618–1650).[1]

Biography

Francesco Maria Abbiati was ordained a priest in the Canons Regular of the Lateran.On 3 December 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Bobbio.On 21 December 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati. He served as Bishop of Bobbio until his death on 5 August 1650.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ippolito Campioni, Bishop of Chiusi (1638); and Francesco Antonio Biondo, Bishop of Capri (1638).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/babbiati.html "Bishop Francesco Maria Abbiati, C.R.L."