Domenico Giordani

Domenico Giordani, O.F.M. Obs. (died 1640) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isernia (1637–1640).[1]

Most Reverend

Domenico Giordani
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Isernia
In office1637–1640
PredecessorDiego Merino
SuccessorMarcello Stella
Orders
Consecration20 September 1637
by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
BornNaples, Italy

Biography

Domenico Giordani was born in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Observant Friars Minor.[2] On 17 August 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Isernia.[1][2] On 20 September 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Gaetano Cossa, Archbishop of Otranto, and Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death on 11 February 1640.[1][2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 211. (in Latin)
  2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Domenico Giordani, O.F.M. Obs". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Diego Merino
Bishop of Isernia
1637–1640
Succeeded by
Marcello Stella
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