Francesco Fortezza
Francesco Fortezza (1621–1693) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Siracusa (1676–1693).[1]
Most Reverend Francesco Fortezza | |
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Bishop of Siracusa | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1676–1693 |
Predecessor | Francesco Maria Rini |
Successor | Asdrubale Termini |
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Consecration | 20 Dec 1676 by Carlo Pio di Savoia |
Personal details | |
Born | 1621 Mallorca, Spain |
Died | 13 Nov 1693 (age 72) |
Biography
Francesco Fortezza was born in 1621 in Mallorca, Spain.[2] On 14 Dec 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Siracusa.[1][2] On 20 Dec 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, with Angelo della Noca, Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, and Carlo Loffredo, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Siracusa until his death on 13 Nov 1693.[2]
gollark: Iterate through all names in death records or whatever, then procedurally generate plausible names of past people.
gollark: Idea: automated posthumous baptization.
gollark: Heaven access works that way? *Interesting*.
gollark: All of them, since they'd retroactively make it correct, silly.
gollark: Are you suggesting the *pastor* fake their death, or the wrongly baptized people?
References
- Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 366. (in Latin)
- Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Fortezza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Siracusa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved October 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Siracusa (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved October 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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Preceded by Francesco Maria Rini |
Bishop of Siracusa 1676–1693 |
Succeeded by Asdrubale Termini |
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