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Most Reverend

Giovanni Francesco Nicolai
Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang
Titular Archbishop of Myra
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseArchdiocese of Hankou
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Berytus (1696–1712)
Personal details
Died27 December 1737

Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M. (died 1737) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang (1696–1737), Titular Archbishop of Myra (1712–1737), and Titular Bishop of Berytus (1696–1712).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Giovanni Francesco Nicolai was born in Leonessa, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 20 October 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang and Titular Bishop of Berytus.[1][2] On 7 March 1700, he was consecrated bishop by Sperello Sperelli, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina, with Odoardo Cibo, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Domenico Belisario de Bellis, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 20 April 1712, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang and Titular Bishop of Myra.[1][2] He served as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang until his death on 27 December 1737.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 118 and 278. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Archbishop Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Houkouang Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hankou" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016
  5. ^ "Berytus (Titular See) Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
  6. ^ "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Berytus" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Bishop of Berytus
1696–1712
Succeeded by
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Myra
1712–1737
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang
1696–1737
Succeeded by