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Francesco Massucci

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Most Reverend

Francesco Massucci
Bishop of Penne e Atri
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Penne e Atri
In office1648–1656
PredecessorSilvestro Andreozzi
SuccessorGaspare Borghi
Orders
Consecration1 June 1648
by Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo
Personal details
Born1610
DiedSeptember 1656
NationalityItalian

Francesco Massucci (1610 – September 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Penne e Atri (1610–1656).[1][2]

Biography

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Francesco Massucci was born in Recanati, Italy in 1610.[2] On 18 May 1648, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Penne e Atri.[1][2] On 1 June 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Alfonso de la Cueva-Benavides y Mendoza-Carrillo, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, with Giovanni Battista Scanaroli, Titular Bishop of Sidon, and Stefano Martini, Bishop of Noli, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Penne e Atri until his death in September 1656.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 276. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Francesco Massucci" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Penne e Atri
1648–1656
Succeeded by