Franciscus Liberati

Franciscus Liberati (1615–1703) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Ephesus (1688–1703).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Franciscus Liberati
Titular Archbishop of Ephesus
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1688–1703
Predecessor	Opizio Pallavicini
Successor	Antonio Francesco Sanvitale
Orders
Consecration	25 April 1688 by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born	1615
Died	18 April 1703 (age 88)

Biography

Franciscus Liberati was born in 1615.[2] On 24 February 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Titular Archbishop of Ephesus.[1][2] On 25 April 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Odoardo Cibo, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria, and Ercole Visconti, Titular Archbishop of Ephesus, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He remained as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis until his death on 18 April 1703.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Petrus Draghi Bartoli, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1690).[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 195. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Franciscus Liberati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Ephesus (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
4. "Titular Metropolitan See of Ephesus" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016