Niccolò Franco Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Niccolò Franco
Bishop of Treviso
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Poreč
Term:	1485–1499
Predecessor:	Lorenzo Zanni
Successor:	Bernardo de' Rossi
Death Date:	1499
Death Place:	Treviso, Italy
Previous Post:	Bishop of Poreč (1477–1485)

Niccolò Franco (died 1499) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Treviso (1485–1499)^[1] and Bishop of Poreč (1477–1485).^[2]

Biography

In 1477, Niccolò Franco was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus IV as Bishop of Poreč.^{[3] [4]} On 21 February 1485, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Treviso.He served as Bishop of Treviso until his death in 1499.

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Treviso . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Treviso (Italy) . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Poreč i Pula (Parenzo) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Poreč i Pula (Croatia) . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . II. 248–249. 1914. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
2. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. II. 212. 1914. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Niccolò Franco . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Nicola Franco . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.