Giovanni Rasponi

Most Reverend

Giovanni Rasponi
Bishop of Forlì
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Forlì
In office1689–1714
PredecessorClaudio Ciccolini
SuccessorTommaso Torelli
Orders
Ordination27 February 1689
Consecration20 March 1689
by Flavio Chigi (seniore)
Personal details
Born1646
Ravenna, Italy
Died31 August 1714 (age 68)

Giovanni Rasponi (1646 – 31 August 1714) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Forlì from 1689 to 1714.[1]

Biography

Giovanni Rasponi was born in Ravenna, Italy and ordained a priest on 27 February 1689.[2] On 28 February 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Forlì.[1][2] On 20 March 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Flavio Chigi (seniore), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Muzio Dandini, Bishop of Senigallia, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Forlì until his death on 31 August 1714.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Andrea Santacroce, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1690).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 204. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Rasponi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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