Marco Antonio Bottoni

Marco Antonio Bottoni, T.O.R. or Marco Antonio Bettoni was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Frascati (1655–?) and Titular Bishop of Coronea (1655–?).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend Marco Antonio Bottoni
Auxiliary Bishop of Frascati Titular Bishop of Coronea
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Frascati
In office	1655–?
Orders
Consecration	14 September 1655 by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti

Biography

Marco Antonio Bottoni was ordained a priest in the Third Order Regular.[2] On 30 August 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Auxiliary Bishop of Frascati and Titular Bishop of Coronea.[1][2] On 14 September 1655, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Giovanni Alfonso Puccinelli, Archbishop of Manfredonia, and Francesco Gheri, Bishop of Cervia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] It is uncertain how long he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Frascati.[2]

Episcopal succession

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

• Antonio Barberini, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1655);
• François Pallu, Vicar Apostolic of Tonking (1658); and
• Adamo Gentile, Bishop of Lipari (1660).

See also

• Catholic Church in Italy

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 166. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Marco Antonio Bottoni (Bettoni), T.O.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
3. "Suburbicarian See of Frascati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Coronea (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016