Ferdinand Boschetti

Ferdinand Boschetti (born 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina (1622–1629?).[1][2][3]

Most Reverend Ferdinand Boschetti
Titular Archbishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1622–1629?
Predecessor	Gregorio Carbonelli
Successor	Georg Hammer
Orders
Consecration	17 May 1622 by Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini
Personal details
Born	1577 Modena, Italy
Died	1629?

Biography

Ferdinand Boschetti was born in Modena, Italy in 1577.[2] On 2 May 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular Archbishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina.[1][2] On 17 May 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere, with Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, and Valerio Seta, Bishop of Alife, serving as co-consecrators.[2] It is uncertain when he died; Georg Hammer was appointed the next Titular Archbishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina in 1629.[3]

Episcopal succession

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

• Scipione Agnelli, Bishop of Casale Monferrato (1624);
• Fabrice de La Bourdaisière, Bishop of Cavaillon (1624);
• Thomas Bonzi, Bishop of Béziers (1626);
• Alessandro Rangoni, Bishop of Modena (1628); and
• Opizio d'Este, Bishop of Modena (1640).

He also presided over the priestly ordination of Giovanni Battista Scanaroli (1622).[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 126 with note 6. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Ferdinand Boschetti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Diocaesarea in Palaestina (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017