Francesco Boccapaduli

Francesco Boccapaduli (1600–1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Athenae (1675–1680), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1652–1654), Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1647–1652), Bishop of Città di Castello (1647–1672), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1638–1647).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Biography

Francesco Boccapaduli was born in Rome, Italy on 3 Apr 1600^[3] and ordained a priest in 1623.^[12] On 13 Sep 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona.^[1][3][12] On 21 Sep 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators.^[3][12] On 6 May 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Città di Castello.^[1][3][12] On 14 Sep 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland; he resigned from the post in Sep 1652.^[3] On 24 Aug 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice; he resigned from the post in 1654.^[3] He served as Bishop of Città di Castello until his resignation on 1 Oct 1672.^[3] On 15 Jul 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Athenae; a title he held until his death on 23 Nov 1680.^[2][3][12]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:^[3]

• Thomas Henrici, Auxiliary Bishop of Basel and Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia (1648);

and the principal co-consecrator of:^[3]

• Pietro Alberini, Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia (1674);
• Muzio Soriano, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1674); and
• Vincenzo Ragni, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1674).

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