Type: | Bishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | Most Reverend |
Luigi Branciforte | |
Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
Diocese: | Diocese of Melfi e Rapolla |
Term: | 1648–1665 |
Predecessor: | Gerolamo Pellegrini |
Successor: | Giulio Caracciolo |
Birth Place: | Palermo, Italy |
Death Date: | 1665 |
Luigi Branciforte (died 1665) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1648–1665).[1]
Luigi Branciforte was born in Palermo, Italy.[2] On 28 Sep 1648, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla.On 18 Oct 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Luigi Carafa (seniore), Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti. He served as Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla until his death in 1665.