Francesco Maria Abbiati

Most Reverend Francesco Maria Abbiati
Bishop of Bobbio
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Bobbio
In office	1618–1650
Predecessor	Marcantonio Bellini
Successor	Alessandro Porro
Orders
Consecration	21 December 1618 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Died	5 August 1650 Bobbio, Italy

Francesco Maria Abbiati, C.R.L. (died 5 August 1650) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bobbio (1618–1650).

Biography

Francesco Maria Abbiati was ordained a priest in the Canons Regular of the Lateran. On 3 December 1618, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Bobbio. On 21 December 1618, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati. He served as Bishop of Bobbio until his death on 5 August 1650.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ippolito Campioni, Bishop of Chiusi (1638); and Francesco Antonio Biondo, Bishop of Capri (1638).

External links and additional sources

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