Prospero Bottini

Prospero Bottini (1621 – 21 March 1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Myra (1675–1712).[1]

Most Reverend Prospero Bottini
Titular Archbishop of Myra
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1675–1712
Predecessor	Giacinto Tarugi
Successor	Giovanni Francesco Nicolai
Personal details
Born	1621 Lucan, Italy
Died	21 March 1712 (age 91)
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Prospero Bottini was born in Lucan, Italy in 1621.[2][3] On 15 July 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Myra.[1][2][3] He served as Titular Archbishop of Myra until his death on 21 March 1712.[1][2][3]

Episcopal succession

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

• Giuseppe de Lazzara, Bishop of Alife (1676);
• Vincenzo Cavalli (Gaballi), Bishop of Bertinoro (1676);
• Giovanni de Torrecilla y Cárdenas, Bishop of L'Aquila (1676);
• Alessandro Strozzi, Bishop of Arezzo (1677);
• Andrea Bonito, Bishop of Capaccio (1677);
• Nicola Oliva, Bishop of Cortona (1677);
• Giovanni Borgoforte, Bishop of Nona (1677);
• Carlo Berlingeri, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1679);
• Francesco Megale, Bishop of Isola (1679);
• Giacomo Villani, Bishop of Caiazzo (1679);
• Giovanni Paolo Meniconi, Bishop of Bagnoregio (1680);
• Filippo Lenti, Bishop of Ascoli Satriano (1680);
• Giambattista Febei, Bishop of Acquapendente (1683);
• Gasparo Cavalieri, Archbishop of Capua (1687);
• Jan Kazimierz Denhoff, Bishop of Cesena (1687);
• Michelangelo Mattei, Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto (1689);
• Charles Montecatini, Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon (1690);
• Leone Strozzi (archbishop), Bishop of Pistoia e Prato (1690);
• Raimondo Ferretti, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1690);
• Giovanni Matteo Marchetti, Bishop of Arezzo (1691);
• Federico Caccia, Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Phrygia (1693);
• José Guerrero de Torres, Bishop of Gaeta (1693);
• Giuseppe Migliaccio, Bishop of Patti (1693);
• Lorenzo Gherardi, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto (1693);
• Matteo Gagliani, Bishop of Fondi (1693);
• Gerolamo Ventimiglia, Bishop of Lipari (1694);
• Alfonso Basilio Ghetaldo, Bishop of Stagno (1694);
• Alexander Sforza, Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto (1695);
• Michelangelo dei Conti, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1695);
• Gregorio Compagni, Bishop of Sansepolcro (1696);
• Domenico Tarugi, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Ferrara (1696);
• Nicolò Nardini, Bishop of Acquapendente (1696);
• Antonio Grassi (bishop), Bishop of Chioggia (1696);
• Pietro Paolo Gerardi, Bishop of Anagni (1696);
• Bartholomaeus Olivieri, Bishop of Umbriatico (1696);
• Onofrio Montesoro, Bishop of Castellaneta (1696);
• Scipio Carocci (Carocius), Bishop of Acerno (1696);
• Andrea Deodati, Archbishop of Rossano (1697);
• Giuseppe Rodoero, Bishop of Acerra (1697);
• Giambattista Isnardi de Castello, Bishop of Mondovi (1697);
• Lorenzo Kreutter de Corvinis, Bishop of Vieste (1697);
• Fortunato Durante, Bishop of Squillace (1697);
• Ambrosio Angelini, Bishop of Acquapendente (1697);
• Antonio Spinelli, Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla (1697);
• Giuseppe Maria Bondola, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna (1697);
• Alessandro Croce, Bishop of Cremona (1697);
• Uldericus Nardi, Bishop of Bagnoregio (1698);
• Giulio Dalla Rosa, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (1698);
• Giovanni Francesco Barbarigo, Bishop of Verona (1698);
• Alessandro Carlo Gaetano Varano, Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino (1698);
• Cesare Sperelli, Bishop of Terni (1698);
• Francesco Andrea Grassi, Bishop of Caorle (1700); and
• Ulisse Giuseppe Gozzadini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia (1700).

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 278. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Prospero Bottini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
3. Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Prospero Bottini". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and other references

• Cheney, David M. "Myra (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Metropolitan See of Myra (Turkey)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giacinto Tarugi	Titular Archbishop of Myra 1675–1712	Succeeded by Giovanni Francesco Nicolai