Carlo Francesco Airoldi

Carlo Francesco Airoldi (1637–1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne (1673–1683), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1675–1683), Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1673–1675), and Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1668–1673).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Carlo Francesco Airoldi
Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne Apostolic Nuncio to Venice
Church	Catholic Church
Predecessor	Johann Eberhard Nidhard
Successor	Tommaso Vidoni
Orders
Consecration	30 July 1673 by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born	1637 Milan, Italy
Died	5 April 1683 (age 46) Milan, Italy
Previous post	Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1668–1673) Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1673–1675)

Biography

Carlo Francesco Airoldi was born in Milan, Italy in 1637.[2] On 16 November 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium; he resigned on 8 April 1673.[1][2] On 26 June 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne.[1][2] On 30 July 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and Giannotto Gualterio, Archbishop of Fermo, serving as co-consecrators at the church of San Bernardo alle Terme in Rome.[2] On 5 November 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned on 3 October 1675.[2] On 29 November 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice.[2] He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice and Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne until his death on 5 April 1683.[1][2] He is buried in the cathedral in Milan.[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 191. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Carlo Francesco Airoldi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Edessa in Osrhoëne(Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017
4. "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Edessa in Osrhoëne" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Florence (Tuscany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Venice". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}