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Ercole Visconti

Ercole Visconti

Catholic archbishop and Papal Nuncio


Ercole Visconti (1646–1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1678–1712), Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1680–1687), and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1678–1680).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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Biography

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]

Episcopal succession

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

and the principal co-consecrator of:


References

  1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 181. (in Latin)
  2. "Archbishop Ercole Visconti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. "Nunciature to Germany" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017
  4. "Apostolic Nunciature to Germany" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. "Tamiathis (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017
  6. "Titular Episcopal See of Tamiathis" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
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