Archbishop Francesco Brancia †

Deceased

Archbishop of Chieti, Italy

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
19 Jan 1725		Born
8 Jun 1748	23.3	Ordained Priest	Priest
9 Apr 1764	39.2	Appointed	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
15 Apr 1764	39.2	Ordained Bishop	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
7 Jan 1770	44.9	Died	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy

MicroData Summary
Francesco Brancia
Archbishop Francesco Brancia
(born 19 Jan 1725, died 7 Jan 1770)
Archbishop of Chieti

Event Place
Birth Place Napoli, Archdiocese of Napoli {Naples}

a priest for 21.5 years
a bishop for 5.7 years

Principal Consecrator:
Ferdinando Maria Cardinal de Rossi †
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Domenico Giordani †
Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia
Archbishop Giovanni Lercari †
Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Ferdinando Maria Cardinal de Rossi † (1739)
Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite
Giovanni Antonio Cardinal Guadagni, O.C.D. † (1724)
Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti
Lorenzo Cardinal Corsini † (1690)
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli
Flavio Cardinal Chigi (Sr.) † (1686)
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
Paluzzo Cardinal Paluzzi Altieri Degli Albertoni † (1666)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Ulderico Cardinal Carpegna † (1630)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Luigi Cardinal Caetani † (1622)
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
Ludovico Cardinal Ludovisi † (1621)
Archbishop of Bologna
Archbishop Galeazzo Sanvitale † (1604)
Archbishop Emeritus of Bari (-Canosa)
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. † (1586)
Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
Giulio Antonio Cardinal Santorio † (1566)
Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Scipione Cardinal Rebiba †
Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

External Link(s):

WikiData: Q55281341

Source(s):

b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1764, Number 7
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 400

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