Agostino Franciotti (1630–1670) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1666–1670) and

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of ''Trapezus'' (1654–1670). ''(in Latin)''"Archbishop Agostino Franciotti"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 28, 2017

Biography

Agostino Franciotti was born

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in 1630. On 4 May 1654, he was appointed during the papacy of

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of ''Trapezus''. On 10 May 1654, he was

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bishop by

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. On 10 Jul 1666, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany until his death in February 1670.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

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of: * Gianlucido Palombara,

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(1658); *

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, Bishop of Bisceglie (1658); *

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(1662); and *

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