Francesco Nappi (bishop)

Francesco Nappi (1584 – November 1628) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Polignano (1619–1628).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Francesco Nappi
Bishop of Polignano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Polignano
In office	1619–1628
Predecessor	Giovanni Maria Guanzelli
Successor	Girolamo Parisani
Orders
Consecration	8 December 1619 by Giulio Savelli
Personal details
Born	1584
Died	November 1628 Polignano, Italy

Biography

Francesco Nappi was born in 1584.[2] On 20 November 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Polignano.[1][2] On 8 December 1619, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Savelli, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, with Marinus Bizzius, Archbishop of Bar, and Giulio Sansedoni, Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Polignano until his death in November 1628.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

• John Roche (bishop), Bishop of Ferns (1627);
• Giovanni Paolo Savio, Bishop of Šibenik (1627);
• Octavius Rivarola, Bishop of Ajaccio (1627);
• Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Capaccio (1627);
• Annibale Mascambruno, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1627);
• Luis Jiménez (bishop), Bishop of Ugento (1627); and
• Giacomo Marenco, Bishop of Saluzzo (1627).

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 284. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Francesco Nappi Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Diocese of Polignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved May 1, 2016
4. "Titular Episcopal See of Polignano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved May 1, 2016