Francesco Ramírez

Francesco Ramírez, O.P. (14 February 1648 – 27 August 1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Agrigento (1697–1715) and Archbishop of Brindisi (1689–1697).[1]

Most Reverend Francesco Ramírez
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Agrigento
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Agrigento
In office	1697–1715
Predecessor	Francesco Maria Rini
Successor	Anselmo de la Peña
Orders
Consecration	6 March 1689 by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born	14 February 1648 Estremera, Spain
Died	27 August 1715 (age 67) Agrigento, Italy

Biography

Francesco Ramírez was born in Estremera, Spain on 14 February 1648 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] [3] On 28 February 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Brindisi.[1][2][3] On 6 March 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Alberto Mugiasca, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia, and Alberto Sebastiano Botti, Bishop of Albenga, serving as co-consecrators.[2][3] On 26 August 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Agrigento.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Agrigento until his death on 27 August 1715.[2][3]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 73 and 129. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Francesco Ramírez, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
3. Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Francesco Ramirez, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Agrigento". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agrigento". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}