Francesco Nappi (bishop)

Francesco Nappi (1584 – November 1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Polignano (1619–1628).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Francesco Nappi
Bishop of Polignano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Polignano
In office	1619–1628
Predecessor	Giovanni Maria Guanzelli
Successor	Girolamo Parisani
Orders
Consecration	8 December 1619 by Giulio Savelli
Personal details
Born	1584
Died	November 1628 Polignano, Italy

Biography

Francesco Nappi was born in 1584.[2] On 20 November 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Polignano.[1][2] On 8 December 1619, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Savelli, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, with Marinus Bizzius, Archbishop of Bar, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Polignano until his death in November 1628.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

• John Roche (bishop), Bishop of Ferns (1627);
• Giovanni Paolo Savio, Bishop of Šibenik (1627);
• Octavius Rivarola, Bishop of Ajaccio (1627);
• Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Capaccio (1627);
• Annibale Mascambruno, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1627);
• Luis Jiménez (bishop), Bishop of Ugento (1627); and
• Giacomo Marenco, Bishop of Saluzzo (1627).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 284. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Francesco Nappi Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Diocese of Polignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016
4. "Titular Episcopal See of Polignano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 1, 2016

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giovanni Maria Guanzelli	Bishop of Polignano 1619–1628	Succeeded by Girolamo Parisani