Filippo Visconti (bishop)

Filippo Visconti, O.S.A. or Philippus Vicecomes (9 August 1596 – 26 January 1664) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catanzaro (1657–1664).[1]

Most Reverend Filippo Visconti
Bishop of Catanzaro
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Catanzaro
In office	1657–1664
Predecessor	Fabio Olivadisi
Successor	Agazio di Somma
Orders
Consecration	6 May 1657 by Bernardino Spada
Personal details
Born	9 August 1596 Milan, Italy
Died	26 January 1664 (age 67) Catanzaro, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Filippo Visconti was born in Milan, Italy on 9 August 1596 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 23 April 1657, he was appointed by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Catanzaro. On 6 May 1657, he was consecrated bishop by Bernardino Spada, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina.[1]

He served as Bishop of Catanzaro until his death on 26 January 1664.[1][2]

His bust and memorial inscription are preserved in the church of S. Agostino in Rome, the headquarters of the Augustinian Order.[3]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 141.
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Filippo Visconti, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
3. Vincenzo Forcella (1874). Iscrizioni delle chiese e d'altri edificii di Roma dal secolo XI fino ai giorni nostri (in Italian and Latin). Roma: Tip. delle scienze matematiche e fisiche. pp. 96, no. 289.

External links and additional sources

• Accetta, Foca (1999). "Le 'confessioni' e 'confusioni' di un agostiniano milanese presule in Calabria. La corrispondenza di Filippo Visconti, vescovo di Catanzaro (1657–1664)," in: Analecta Augustiniana 62 (Roma 1999), pp. 5–124. (in Italian)