Francesco Picarelli Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Francesco Picarelli
Bishop of Narni
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Narni
Term:1690–1708
Predecessor:Giuseppe Felice Barlacci
Successor:Francesco Saverio Guicciardi
Ordination:24 March 1674
Consecration:4 June 1690
Consecrated By:Fabrizio Spada
Birth Date:3 March 1631
Birth Place:Sarnano, Italy
Death Date:December 1708 (age 77)
Death Place:Narni, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Francesco Picarelli (3 March 1631 – December 1708) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Narni (1690–1708).[1]

Biography

Francesco Picarelli was born in Sarnano, Italy on 3 March 1631.[2] He was ordained a deacon on 10 March 1674 and ordained a priest on 24 March 1674.On 22 May 1690, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VIII as Bishop of Narni.On 4 June 1690, he was consecrated bishop by Fabrizio Spada, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono with Francesco Martelli, Titular Archbishop of Corinthus, with Victor Augustinus Ripa, Bishop of Vercelli, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Narni until his death in December 1708.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 1913 . 280. Monasterii Sumptibus et typis librariae Regensbergianae.
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Francesco Picarelli . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.