Francesco Onofrio Odierna
Most Reverend Francesco Onofrio Odierna | |
|---|---|
| Titular Bishop of Berytus | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1727–1736 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 January 1669 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1644 [1] |
| Died | 1736 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Bitetto (1669–1717) |
Francesco Onofrio Odierna (born 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Berytus (1727), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1717–1727) and Bishop of Bitetto (1669–1717).[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Biography[edit]
Francesco Onofrio Odierna (also known as Hodierna) was born in Naples, Italy in 1644.[1] His father was the jurist Giovan Battista Odierna. He was ordained a deacon on 20 January 1669 and ordained a priest on 27 January 1669.[2] On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Bitetto.[2] On 4 January 1717, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona.[2] He served as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona until his resignation on 6 March 1727.[2] On 17 March 1727, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Benedict XIII as Titular Bishop of Berytus.[2] He died in 1736.[8]
Episcopal succession[edit]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]
- Giovanni Battista de Belli, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1684);
- Fulvio Crivelli (Cribelli), Bishop of Tricarico (1684);
- Antonio Polcenigo, Bishop of Feltre (1684);
- Domenico Minio, Bishop of Caorle (1684);
- Baldassare de Benavente, Bishop of Potenza (1686); and
- Filippo Massarenghi, Bishop of Bitonto (1686).
References[edit]
- ^ a b Archivio di Stato di Napoli, Albero genealogico Serra di Gerace, vol. 2, c. 711
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Francesco Onofrio Hodierna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
- ^ "Bishop Francesco Onofrio Odierna" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
- ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Berytus (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Berytus" Archived 2017-12-10 at the Wayback Machine GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ Currò, Carmelo (2020) [2005]. "Da Lontano. Storia della famiglia Odierna". In Franco, Alfredo; De Martino, Francesco; Odierna, Agostino (eds.). Studi Storici Sarnesi. L'affermazione dei "civili": il caso degli Hodierna (in Italian). Torre del Greco: ESA. p. 23. ISBN 9788899472474.
External links and additional sources[edit]
- Chiaverini, Antonino (1980). La diocesi di Valva e Sulmona. Vol. 8. Sulmona: Accademia Cateriniana di Cultura. pp. 97–129.
- Currò, Carmelo (2020) [2005]. "Da Lontano. Storia della famiglia Odierna". In Franco, Alfredo; De Martino, Francesco; Odierna, Agostino (eds.). Studi Storici Sarnesi. L'affermazione dei "civili": il caso degli Hodierna (in Italian). Torre del Greco: ESA. p. 23. ISBN 9788899472474.
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sulmona-Valva". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Sulmona-Valva". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]