Ranuccio Scotti Douglas
Ranuccio Scotti Douglas or Ranuzio Scotti Douglas (19 July, 1597 – 10 May, 1659) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1627–1650),[1] Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1630-1639), and Apostolic Nuncio to France (1639–1641).[2]
Most Reverend Ranuccio Scotti Douglas | |
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| Bishop of Borgo San Donnino | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Borgo San Donnino |
| In office | 1627–1650 |
| Predecessor | Alfonso Pozzi |
| Successor | Filippo Casoni (bishop) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 18 April 1627 by Laudivio Zacchia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1597 Parma, Italy |
| Died | 10 May 1659 (age 61) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Previous post | Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1630–1639) Apostolic Nuncio to France (1639–1641) |
Biography
Ranuccio Scotti Douglas was born on 19 July 1597 in Parma, Italy.[3] On 22 March 1627, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Borgo San Donnino.[1][3] On 18 April 1627, he was consecrated bishop by Laudivio Zacchia, Bishop of Corneto and Montefiascone and installed on 30 May 1627.[3] On 20 May 1630, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland.[3] On 7 September 1639, he was appointed by Pope Urban VIII as Apostolic Nuncio to France.[3] In 1641, he resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to France.[3] He served as Bishop of Borgo San Donnino until his resignation on 13 March 1650.[1][3] He died on 10 May 1659.[3]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]
- Johann Flugi d'Apremont, Bishop of Chur (1636); and
- Giuseppe Battaglia, Bishop of Montemarano (1657);
and the principal co-consecrator of:[3]
- John Roche (bishop), Bishop of Ferns (1627);
- Pietro Antonio Spinelli, Archbishop of Rossano (1629);
- Giovanni Battista Malaspina, Bishop of Massa Marittima (1629);
- Muzio Colonna, Bishop of Marsi (1629);
- Giambattista Spada, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1643);
- Pietro Vidoni (seniore), Bishop of Lodi (1644);
- Aniello Campagna, Bishop of Nusco (1645);
- Girolamo Codebò, Bishop of Montalto delle Marche (1645);
- Jacques Lebret, Bishop of Toul (1645);
- Michel Mazarin, Archbishop of Aix (1645);
- Giovanni Battista Aresti de Dovara, Archbishop of Aleppo (1645)
- Giovanni Battista Buonacorsi, Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa (1645);
- Andrea Massa, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1645);
- Antonio Lupi, Bishop of Treviso (1645);
- Pomponio Spreti, Bishop of Cervia (1646);
- Pier Luigi Carafa (bishop), Bishop of Tricarico (1646);
- Donato Pascasio, Bishop of Trevico (1646);
- Ascanio Maffei, Archbishop of Urbino (1646);
- Bonaventura Claverio, Bishop of Potenza (1646);
- Louis de Fortia-Montréal, Bishop of Cavaillon (1646);
- Martino Megali, Bishop of Bova (1646);
- Giacomo Carafa, Archbishop of Rossano (1646);
- Francesco Antonio Depace, Bishop of Aquino (1646);
- Caesar Reghini, Bishop of Sarsina (1646);
- Federico Sforza, Bishop of Rimini (1646);
- César Argelli, Archbishop of Avignon (1647);
- Raphael Levacovich, Archbishop of Achrida (1647);
- Simeone de Summis, Bishop of Sapë (1647);
- Tommaso Imperato, Bishop of Vico Equense (1647);
- Giovanni Ambrogio Bicuti, Bishop of Acqui (1647);
- Pompeo Mignucci, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1647);
- Antonio Pavonelli, Bishop of Venosa (1648);
- Gregorio Carafa (archbishop), Bishop of Cassano all'Jonio (1648);
- Tommaso d'Aquino, Bishop of Mottola (1648);
- Nicola Dalmazzo, Bishop of Fossano (1648);
- Paolo Teutonico, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1649);
- Gian Giacomo Cristoforo, Bishop of Lacedonia (1649);
- Pietro Rota, Bishop of Lucca (1650);
- Leonardo Severoli, Bishop of San Severo (1650);
- Giuseppe Sanfelice, Archbishop of Cosenza (1650);
- Andreas Lanfranchi, Bishop of Ugento (1651);
- Benedetto Geraci, Bishop of Lipari (1651);
- Filippo Casoni (bishop), Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1651);
- Ercole Coppola, Bishop of Nicotera (1651);
- Giacomo Giordano, Bishop of Lacedonia (1651);
- Thomas Tomassoni, Bishop of Umbriatico (1652);
- Sallustio Cherubini, Bishop of Città Ducale (1652);
- Rodrigo Cruzado Caballero, Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (1652);
- Girolamo Boncompagni, Archbishop of Bologna (1652);
- Ascanio Ugolini, Bishop of Muro Lucano (1652);
- Carlo Nembrini, Bishop of Parma (1652);
- Francesco Gaetano, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1652);
- Neri Corsini, Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1652);
- Giantommaso Gastaldi, Bishop of Brugnato (1652);
- Theodorus Skuminowicz, Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius (1652);
- Filippo Jacobio, Bishop of Policastro (1652);
- Martino Denti de' Cipriani, Bishop of Strongoli (1652);
- Marcello Santacroce, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio (1652);
- Antonio Bichi, Bishop of Montalcino (1652);
- Girolamo Borghese, Bishop of Sovana (1652);
- Carlo Sgombrino, Bishop of Belcastro (1652);
- Paolo Emilio Rondinini, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro (1653);
- Gerolamo Bollini, Bishop of Isernia (1653);
- Giovanni Granafei, Bishop of Alessano (1653);
- Celestino Bruni, Bishop of Boiano (1653); and
- Raimondo Castelli, Bishop of Narni (1656).
References
- Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 124. (in Latin)
- Chiesa di Fidenza: "La genesi della Diocesi" retrieved November 30, 2016
- Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Ranuccio (Ranuzio) Scotti Douglas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Sources
- Blet, Pierre (1965). Correspondance du nonce en France Ranuccio Scotti: 1639-1641 (in French). Rome: Gregorian Biblical BookShop. ISBN 978-88-7652-489-9.
- Surchat, Pierre Louis (1979). Die Nuntiatur von Ranuccio Scotti in Luzern 1630–1639. Studien zur päpstlischen Diplomatie und zur Nuntiaturgeschichte des 17. Jahrhunderts. Rom-Freiburg-Wien 1979 [Römische Quartalschrift. 36. Supplementheft].
External links
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to France". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature France". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Switzerland". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature Switzerland". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Fidenza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Fidenza (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by Alfonso Pozzi |
Bishop of Borgo San Donnino 1627–1650 |
Succeeded by Filippo Casoni (bishop) |
| Preceded by Ciriaco Rocci |
Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland 1630–1639 |
Succeeded by Girolamo Farnese |
| Preceded by Giorgio Bolognetti |
Apostolic Nuncio to France 1639–1641 |
Succeeded by Girolamo Grimaldi-Cavalleroni |
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