Loreto Di Franco

Loreto Di Franco
Most Reverend; Loreto Di Franco
	Bishop of Minori
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Minori
In office	1636–1638
Predecessor	Tommaso Brandolini
Successor	Patrizio Donati
Orders
Ordination	1604
Consecration	26 March 1634; by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born	1578; Castello di Sangro, Italy
Died	1638 (age 60); Minori, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Bishop of Capri (1634–1636)

Loreto Di Franco or Loreto De Franchis (1578–1638) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Minori (1636–1638)[1] and Bishop of Capri (1634–1636).[2]

Biography

Loreto Di Franco was born in Castello di Sangro, Italy in 1578 and ordained a priest in 1604.[3][4] On 22 March 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Capri.[2][3] On 26 March 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Capaccio, Fausto Caffarelli, Archbishop of Santa Severina, with Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 1 December 1636, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Minori.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Minori until his death in 1638.[1][3]

References

Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 244. (in Latin)
Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 133. (in Latin)
Cheney, David M. "Bishop Loreto Di Franco (De Franchis)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Loreto Di Franco De Franchis". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Capri". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Capri (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Minori". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Minori (Italy)". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Raffaele Rastelli	Bishop of Capri 1634–1636	Succeeded by Alessandro Sibilia
Preceded by Tommaso Brandolini	Bishop of Minori 1636–1638	Succeeded by Patrizio Donati

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[HierarchiaIV-Minori-1] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 244. (in Latin)

[HierarchiaIV-Capri-2] Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 133. (in Latin)

[CathHierLorFran-3] Cheney, David M. "Bishop Loreto Di Franco (De Franchis)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

[GCathLorFran-4] Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Loreto Di Franco De Franchis". GCatholic.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^{[self-published]}