Pietro Francesco Montorio

Pietro Francesco Montorio (1556–1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1621–1624) and Bishop of Nicastro (1594–1620).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Pietro Francesco Montorio
Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicastro
In office	1594–1620
Predecessor	Clemente Bontodasio
Successor	Ferdinando Confalone
Orders
Consecration	24 Feb 1594 by Giovanni Battista Castrucci
Personal details
Born	1556 Rome, Italy
Died	6 Jun 1643 (age 87)
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1621–1624)

Biography

Pietro Francesco Montorio was born in Rome, Italy in 1556.[3] On 7 Feb 1594, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Nicastro.[1][3] On 24 Feb 1594, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Castrucci, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, with Angelo Cesi, Bishop of Todi, and Lorenzo Celsi, Bishop of Castro del Lazio, serving as co-consecrators.[3] In 1620, he resigned as Bishop of Nicastro.[1][3] On 4 Aug 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany.[3] He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany until his resignation on 15 Jun 1624.[1][3] He died on 6 Jun 1643.[3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]

• Giovan Battista Curiale, Bishop of Nicastro (1632);

and the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

• Gerolamo Mezzamico, Bishop of Trevico (1608);
• Bartolomeo Cesi (cardinal), Archbishop of Conza (1608);
• Cesare Ventimiglia, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze (1615);
• Giovanni Battista Lancellotti, Bishop of Nola (1615);
• Alessandro Del Monte, Bishop of Gubbio (1616);
• Miguel Angel Zaragoza Heredia, Bishop of Teano (1617);
• Augustin Potier, Bishop of Beauvais (1617);
• Juan de Guevara, Bishop of Teano (1627);
• Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia, Bishop of Albano (1627);
• Angelo Cesi, Bishop of Rimini (1627);
• Giuseppe Candido, Bishop of Lipari (1628); and
• Alessandro Castracani, Bishop of Nicastro (1629).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 256. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 256. (in Latin)
3. "Bishop Pietro Francesco Montorio" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 4, 2017
4. "Nunciature to Germany" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Lamezia Terme". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Lamezia Terme (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Clemente Bontodasio	Bishop of Nicastro 1594–1620	Succeeded by Ferdinando Confalone
Preceded by Antonio Albergati	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany 1621–1624	Succeeded by Pier Luigi Carafa