Dionysius O'Driscoll

Dionysius O'Driscoll
Most Reverend; Dionysius O'Driscoll
	Archbishop of Brindisi
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Brindisi
In office	1640–1650
Predecessor	Francesco Surgenti
Successor	Lorenzo Reynoso
Orders
Consecration	9 Apr 1640; by Gil Carrillo de Albornoz
Personal details
Born	Ireland
Died	Aug 1650

Dionysius O'Driscoll, O.F.M. Obs. or Dionysius Odriscol (died 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Brindisi (1640–1650).[1]

Biography

Dionysius O'Driscoll was born in Ireland[2] and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Observant.[3] On 5 Mar 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Brindisi.[1][3] On 9 Apr 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Gil Carrillo de Albornoz, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via, with Vincenzo Napoli, Bishop of Patti, and Deodato Scaglia, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Archbishop of Brindisi until his death in Aug 1650.[1][3]

References

Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 123. (in Latin)
Moran, Patrick Francis (January 1, 1878). Spicilegium Ossoriense: Being a Collection of Original Letters and Papers Illustrative of the History of the Irish Church, from the Reformation to the Year 1800. W.B. Kelly. p. 32. Dionysius O'driscoll.
Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Dionysius Odriscol, O.F.M. Obs". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francesco Surgenti	Archbishop of Brindisi 1640–1650	Succeeded by Lorenzo Reynoso

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[HierarchiaIV-Brindisi-1] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 123. (in Latin)

[2] Moran, Patrick Francis (January 1, 1878). Spicilegium Ossoriense: Being a Collection of Original Letters and Papers Illustrative of the History of the Irish Church, from the Reformation to the Year 1800. W.B. Kelly. p. 32. Dionysius O'driscoll.

[CathHierDioO-3] Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Dionysius Odriscol, O.F.M. Obs". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}