Ercole Visconti

Ercole Visconti was born in Milan, Italy in 1646 and ordained a priest in the .[2] On 18 July 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis.[1][2] On 31 July 1678, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, and Egidio Colonna, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Francesco Casati, Titular Archbishop of Trapezus, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 15 November 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned on 13 October 1680.[2] On 12 October 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany; he resigned in July 1687.[2] He remained as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis until his death in 1712.[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strasbourg (1683);

and the principal co-consecrator of:

• Franciscus Liberati, Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1688);
• Petrus Draghi Bartoli, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1690); and
• Baldassare Cenci (seniore), Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia (1691).

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Florence (Tuscany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}