Giovanni Francesco Nicolai

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Giovanni Francesco Nicolai
Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang
Titular Archbishop of Myra
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseArchdiocese of Hankou
Personal details
Died27 December 1737
Previous post(s)Titular Bishop of Berytus (1696–1712)

Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M. (died 1737) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang (1696–1737), Titular Archbishop of Myra (1712–1737), and Titular Bishop of Berytus (1696–1712).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography[]

Giovanni Francesco Nicolai was born in Leonessa, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.[2] On 20 October 1696, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang and Titular Bishop of Berytus.[1][2] On 7 March 1700, he was consecrated bishop by , Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina, with Odoardo Cibo, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople, and Domenico Belisario de Bellis, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators.[1] On 20 April 1712, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang and Titular Bishop of Myra.[1][2] He served as Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang until his death on 27 December 1737.[1][2]

Episcopal succession[]

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

  • , Bishop of Arbe (1700);
  • , Bishop of Chios (1700);
  • , Bishop of Stagno (1703);
  • , Bishop of Capaccio (1704);
  • , Bishop of Policastro (1705);
  • , Bishop of Ruvo (1705);
  • , Bishop of Sessa Aurunca (1705);
  • , Bishop of Syros e Milos (1710);
  • , Bishop of Caorle (1712);
  • Carolus Polodig, Vicar Apostolic of Izmir and Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus (1714);
  • , Coadjutor Bishop of Baghdad and Titular Bishop of Berytus (1715);
  • , Bishop of Lacedonia (1718);
  • , Bishop of Lettere-Gragnano (1718);
  • , Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia-Velletri and Titular Bishop of Samaria (1718);
  • , Bishop of Vieste (1718);
  • , Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1719);
  • , Bishop of Isola (1722);
  • , Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia (1722);
  • , Bishop of Crotone (1723);
  • , Bishop of Capaccio (1724);
  • , Titular Archbishop of Tyrus (1724);
  • Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, Titular Archbishop of Teodosia (1724);
  • Jean François Fouquet, Titular Bishop of Eleutheropolis in Macedonia (1725);
  • , Bishop of Tropea (1728); and
  • Antonio Lucci, Bishop of Bovino (1729).

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 118 and 278. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Archbishop Giovanni Francesco Nicolai, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Houkouang Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Hankou" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016
  5. ^ "Berytus (Titular See) Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
  6. ^ "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Berytus" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016

External links and other references[]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
 Titular Bishop of Berytus
1696–1712 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Prospero Bottini 		Titular Archbishop of Myra
1712–1737 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang
1696–1737 		Succeeded by
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