Giuseppe Eusanio

Giuseppe Eusanio (1619 – 23 April 1692) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon (1672–1692)[1] and Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia (1669–1670).[2]

Most Reverend Giuseppe Eusanio
Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
Church	Catholic Church
Predecessor	Honuphrius Ippoliti
Successor	Pierre Lambert Ledrou
Orders
Consecration	4 May 1670 by Giacomo Franzoni
Personal details
Born	1619 Prata d'Ansidonia, Italy
Died	23 April 1692 (age 73)
Previous post	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia (1669–1670)

Biography

Giuseppe Eusanio was born in Prata d'Ansidonia, Italy in 1619 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 2 December 1669, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia.[2] On 4 May 1670, he was consecrated bishop by Giacomo Franzoni, Bishop of Camerino, with Giambattista Spínola, Archbishop of Genoa, and Francesco Maria Febei, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 2 May 1672, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon.[1][2] He served as Titular Bishop of Porphyreon until his death on 23 April 1692.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Pietro Alberini, Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia (1674);
• Muzio Soriano, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1674);
• Vincenzo Ragni, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1674);
• Agostino Isimbardi, Bishop of Cremona (1676);
• Girolamo Orsaja, Archbishop of Rossano (1676);
• Domenico Valvassori, Bishop of Gravina (di Puglia) (1686);
• François Genet, Bishop of Vaison (1686); and
• Paolo Naldini (bishop), Bishop of Capodistria (1686).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 320. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Giuseppe Eusanio, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Helenopolis in Bithynia (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Helenopolis in Bithynia (Turkey)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Porphyreon (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Porphyreon (Israel)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}