François Marie Sacco

Most Reverend

François Marie Sacco
Bishop of Brugnato
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Brugnato
In office1697–1721
PredecessorGiambattista Dadece
SuccessorNicolò Leopoldo Lomellini
Previous post(s)Bishop of Ajaccio (1695–1697)
Orders
Consecration30 Nov 1695
by Pier Matteo Petrucci
Personal details
Born1643
Died21 Dec 1721 (age 78)

François Marie Sacco, C.R. or Francesco Maria Sacco (1643–1721) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brugnato (1697–1721)[1] and Bishop of Ajaccio (1695–1697).[2]

Biography

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François Marie Sacco was born in 1643 in Savona, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[3] On 28 Nov 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Ajaccio.[2][3] On 30 Nov 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello al Corso, with Francesco Gori, Bishop of Catanzaro, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 27 Mar 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Brugnato.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Brugnato until his death on 21 Dec 1721.[1][3]

Episcopal succession

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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. 128. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 68. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cheney, David M. "Bishop François Marie Sacco, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. [self-published]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ajaccio
1695–1697
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Brugnato
1697–1721
Succeeded by