Francesco Casati (1620 – 16 October 1702) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Trapezus'' (1670–1702).
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Biography
Francesco Casati was born in 1620 in Plaisance.
[ ] On 2 June 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement X as
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Trapezus''.
On 15 June 1670, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Rinaldo d'Este,
Cardinal-Priest
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of
Santa Pudenziana
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, with
Francesco Maria Febei,
Titular Archbishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of ''Tarsus'', and
Vincenzo Candiotti,
Bishop of Bagnoregio The diocese of Bagnoregio is a former Roman Catholic territory, located in the modern Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Lazio, located about northwest of Rome.[co-consecrators
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.
He served as Titular Archbishop of ''Trapezus'' until his death on 16 October 1702.
Episcopal succession
References
17th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops
18th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X
1620 births
1702 deaths
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