Niccolò Orsini (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Niccolò Orsini
Bishop of Ripatransone
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Ripatransone
Term:1636–1653
Predecessor:Antonio Arrigoni
Successor:Ulisse Orsini
Consecration:28 September 1636
Consecrated By:Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta
Death Date:18 October 1653
Death Place:Ripatransone, Italy

Niccolò Orsini (died 18 October 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ripatransone (1636–1653).[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

On 22 September 1636, Niccolò Orsini was appointed Bishop of Ripatransone by Pope Urban VIII. On 28 September 1636, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Celso Zani, Bishop Emeritus of Città della Pieve, and Giovanni Battista Scanaroli, Titular Bishop of Sidon, serving as co-consecrators.

He served as Bishop of Ripatransone until his death on 18 October 1653.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 296. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. Latin.
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/borsinin.html "Bishop Niccolò Orsini"
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsbtr.html "Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto"
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/zben0.htm "Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto"