Giovanni Francesco Nicolai

Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M. (died 1737) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang (1696–1737), Titular Archbishop of Myra (1712–1737), and Titular Bishop of Berytus (1696–1712).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Most Reverend Giovanni Francesco Nicolai
Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang Titular Archbishop of Myra
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Hankou
Personal details
Died	27 December 1737
Previous post	Titular Bishop of Berytus (1696–1712)

Biography

Giovanni Francesco Nicolai was born in Leonessa, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 20 October 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang and Titular Bishop of Berytus.[1][2] On 7 March 1700, he was consecrated bishop by Sperello Sperelli, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina, with Odoardo Cibo, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Domenico Belisario de Bellis, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 20 April 1712, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang and Titular Bishop of Myra.[1][2] He served as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang until his death on 27 December 1737.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Antonio Rosignoli, Bishop of Arbe (1700);
• Tomaso Giustiniani, Bishop of Chios (1700);
• Vincenzo Lupi, Bishop of Stagno (1703);
• Francesco Paolo Nicolai, Bishop of Capaccio (1704);
• Marco Antonio de Rosa, Bishop of Policastro (1705);
• Bartolomeo Gambadoro, Bishop of Ruvo (1705);
• Raffaele Maria Filamondo, Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (1705);
• Nicola Portoghese, Bishop of Syros e Milos (1710);
• Daniele Sansoni, Bishop of Caorle (1712);
• Carolus Polodig, Vicar Apostolic of Izmir and Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1714);
• Jacques Pescherard, Coadjutor Bishop of Baghdad and Titular Bishop of Berytus (1715);
• Gennaro Scalea, Bishop of Lacedonia (1718);
• Domenico Galisi, Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1718);
• Nicola Terzago, Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia-Velletri and Titular Bishop of Samaria (1718);
• Giuseppe Grisconi, Bishop of Vieste (1718);
• Carlo Ambrogio Mezzabarba, Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1719);
• Pierluigi del Mayo, Bishop of Isola (1722);
• Pietro Savastani, Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1722);
• Gaetano Costa de Puerto, Bishop of Crotone (1723);
• Agostino Odoardi, Bishop of Capaccio (1724);
• Giovanni Battista Altieri (iuniore), Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1724);
• Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia (1724);
• Jean François Fouquet, Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Macedonia (1725);
• Angelico Vigilini, Bishop of Tropea (1728); and
• Antonio Lucci, Bishop of Bovino (1729).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 118 and 278. (in Latin)
2. "Archbishop Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
3. "Vicariate Apostolic of Houkouang Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hankou" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016
5. "Berytus (Titular See) Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
6. "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Berytus" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016

External links and other references

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