Francesco Monaco (died December 1626) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Martirano The Diocese of Martirano was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the village and comune of Martirano in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. It was suppressed in 1818 to the Diocese of Nicastro.

(1591–1626)."Bishop Francesco Monaco"
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Biography

On 1 July 1591, Francesco Monaco was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIV Pope Gregory XIV (; ; 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death, in October 1591. Early career Niccolò S ...

. On 4 April 1592, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Battista Costanzo,

Archbishop of Cosenza The Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano () a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria and has been a metropolitan see since 2001.

, with Clemente Bontodasio,

Bishop of Nicastro The Diocese of Lamezia Terme () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria. In 1818 the ancient Roman Catholic Diocese of Martirano, see of Martirano, the former Mamertum (the first bishop of which was Domnus, in 761), was united ...

, and Orazio Schipano,

Bishop of Belcastro The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina.

, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Martirano until his death in December 1626.

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