Giuseppe Firrao (seniore)

Giuseppe Firrao (1670–1744) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

His Eminence Giuseppe Firrao
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Church	Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration	11 Apr 1717 by Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirzbach
Personal details
Born	12 Jul 1670 Luzzi, Italy
Died	24 Oct 1744 (age 74)

Biography

He is the Great-uncle of Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao (iuniore). On 11 Apr 1717, he was consecrated bishop by Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirzbach, Bishop of Basel, with Johann Christoph Haus, Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis, and Konrad Ferdinand Geist von Wildegg, Titular Bishop of Tricale, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]

On 4 October 1733, Pope Clement XII appointed Firrao his Secretary of State.[3]

Episcopal succession

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

• Marcello Filomarini, Bishop of Mileto (1734);
• Antonio Manerba, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1735);
• Octavio da Pozzo, Bishop of Catanzaro (1736);
• Antonio Falangola, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1736);
• Troiano Caracciolo del Sole, Bishop of Nola (1738);
• Nicola Antonio Schiaffinati, Bishop of Ischia (1739);
• Ferdinando Mandarini, Bishop of Strongoli (1741); and
• Antonio Zavarroni, Bishop of Tricarico (1741).

References

1. Miranda, Salvador. "FIRRAO, Giuseppe (1670-1744)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University.
2. Cheney, David M. "Giuseppe Cardinal Firrao". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
3. Pastor, pp. 333-334.

Bibliography

• Cardella, Lorenzo (1794). Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Vol.VIII. Rome: Pagliarini, pp. 252–253. (in Italian)
• Pastor, Ludwig (von) (1941). The history of the popes, from the close of the middle ages. Vol. XXXIV (London: Kegan Paul). pp. 37, 181,

334. 338, 385. 386, 390, 403.

• Weber, Christoph (1994). Legati e governatori dello Stato Pontificio : 1550-1809. Roma : Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali, Ufficio centrale per i beni archivistici, pp. 117, 220, 282, 333, 418, 433 and 673. (in Italian)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Ferdinando Nuzzi	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea 1714–1730	Succeeded by Silvio Valenti Gonzaga
Preceded by Giacomo Caracciolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland 1716–1720	Succeeded by Domenico Silvio Passionei
Preceded by Vincenzo Bichi	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal 1720–1730	Succeeded by Alessandro Guiccioli (bishop)
Preceded by Innico Caracciolo (iuniore)	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Aversa 1730–1734	Succeeded by Ercole Michele d'Aragona
Preceded by Innico Caracciolo (iuniore)	Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in Parione 1731–1740	Succeeded by Giovanni Battista Barni
Preceded by Nicolò Maria Lercari	Cardinal Secretary of State 1733–1740	Succeeded by Silvio Valenti Gonzaga
Preceded by Fabrizio Paolucci	Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars 1738–1744	Succeeded by Raffaele Cosimo de' Girolami
Preceded by Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 1740–1744	Succeeded by Gioacchino Besozzi