Francesco Onofrio Odierna

Francesco Onofrio Odierna (also known as Hodierna) was born in Naples, Italy in 1644.[1] His father was the jurist Giovan Battista Odierna. He was ordained a deacon on 20 January 1669 and ordained a priest on 27 January 1669.[2] On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Bitetto.[2] On 4 January 1717, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona.[2] He served as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona until his resignation on 6 March 1727.[2] On 17 March 1727, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Benedict XIII as Titular Bishop of Berytus.[2] It is uncertain how long he served or when he died.[2]

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

• Giovanni Battista de Belli, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1684);
• Fulvio Crivelli (Cribelli), Bishop of Tricarico (1684);
• Antonio Polcenigo, Bishop of Feltre (1684);
• Domenico Minio, Bishop of Caorle (1684);
• Baldassare de Benavente, Bishop of Potenza (1686); and
• Filippo Massarenghi, Bishop of Bitonto (1686).

• Chiaverini, Antonino (1980). La diocesi di Valva e Sulmona. 8. Sulmona: Accademia Cateriniana di Cultura. pp. 97–129.
• Currò, Carmelo (2020) [2005]. "Da Lontano. Storia della famiglia Odierna". In Franco, Alfredo; De Martino, Francesco; Odierna, Agostino (eds.). Studi Storici Sarnesi. L'affermazione dei "civili": il caso degli Hodierna (in Italian). Torre del Greco: ESA. p. 23. ISBN 9788899472474.
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