Franciscus Liberati (1615 – 18 April 1703) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as titular archbishop of Ephesus (1688–1703).[1][2][3][4]

Most Reverend

Franciscus Liberati
Titular archbishop of Ephesus
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1688–1703
PredecessorOpizio Pallavicini
SuccessorAntonio Francesco Sanvitale
Orders
Consecration25 April 1688
by Gasparo Carpegna
Personal details
Born1615
Died18 April 1703(1703-04-18) (aged 87–88)

Biography

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Franciscus Liberati was born in 1615.[2] On 24 February 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as titular archbishop of Ephesus.[1][2] On 25 April 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, cardinal-priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Odoardo Cibo, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria, and Ercole Visconti, titular archbishop of Ephesus, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He remained as titular archbishop of Tamiathis until his death on 18 April 1703.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Petrus Draghi Bartoli, titular patriarch of Alexandria (1690).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia Catholica medii et recentioris aevi vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 195. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Archbishop Franciscus Liberati" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ^ "Ephesus (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved December 4, 2016
  4. ^ "Titular Metropolitan See of Ephesus" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 4, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Titular Archbishop of Ephesus
1688–1703
Succeeded by