Francesco Onofrio Hodierna

Francesco Onofrio Hodierna (born 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Berytus (1727), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1717–1727) and Bishop of Bitetto (1669–1717).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Biography

Francesco Onofrio Hodierna was born in Naples, Italy in 1643.^[1] He was ordained a deacon on 20 Jan 1669 and ordained a priest on 27 Jan 1669.^[1] On 24 Apr 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Bitetto.^[1] On 4 Jan 1717, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona.^[1] He served as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona until his resignation on 6 Mar 172.^[1] On 17 Mar 1727, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Benedict XIII as Titular Bishop of Berytus.^[1] It is uncertain how long he served or when he died.^[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[1]

• Giovanni Battista de Belli, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1684);
• Fulvio Crivelli (Cribelli), Bishop of Tricarico (1684);
• Antonio Polcenigo, Bishop of Feltre (1684);
• Domenico Minio, Bishop of Caorle (1684);
• Baldassare de Benavente, Bishop of Potenza (1686); and
• Filippo Massarenghi, Bishop of Bitonto (1686).

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