Giovanni Rasponi Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Rasponi
Bishop of Forlì
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Forlì
Term:1689–1714
Predecessor:Claudio Ciccolini
Successor:Tommaso Torelli
Ordination:27 February 1689
Consecration:20 March 1689
Consecrated By:Flavio Chigi (seniore)
Birth Date:1646
Birth Place:Ravenna, Italy
Death Date:31 August 1714 (age 68)

Giovanni Rasponi (1646–1714) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Forlì (1689–1714).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Rasponi was born in Ravenna, Italy and ordained a priest on 27 Feb 1689.[2] On 28 Feb 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Forlì.On 20 Mar 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Flavio Chigi (seniore), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Muzio Dandini, Bishop of Senigallia, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Forlì until his death on 31 Aug 1714.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Andrea Santacroce, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1690).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 204. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Rasponi . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.