Ercole Visconti

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Most Reverend

Ercole Visconti
Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis
Church
Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
(1680–1687)

Ercole Visconti (1646–1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1678–1680).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Biography

Ercole Visconti was born in Milan, Italy in 1646 and ordained a priest in the .[2] On 18 July 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of

Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis.[1][2]
On 31 July 1678, he was On 15 November 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as
Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned on 13 October 1680.[2]
On 12 October 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as
Apostolic Nuncio to Germany; he resigned in July 1687.[2]
He remained as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis until his death in 1712.[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the

principal co-consecrator of:[2]

  • Bishop of Strasbourg
    (1683);

and the

principal co-consecrator
of:

  • Titular Archbishop
    of Ephesus (1688);
  • Titular Patriarch
    of Alexandria (1690); and
  • Titular Archbishop
    of Larissa in Thessalia (1691).

References

  1. ^ a b Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 181. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Archbishop Ercole Visconti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
  3. ^ "Nunciature to Germany" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017
  4. ^ "Apostolic Nunciature to Germany" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ^ "Tamiathis (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017
  6. ^ "Titular Episcopal See of Tamiathis" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Apostolic Nuncio to Florence

1678–1680
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

1680–1687
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Titular Archbishop
of Tamiathis

1678–1712
Succeeded by