Giuseppe Firrao (seniore)
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Giuseppe Firrao | |
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| Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
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| Consecration | 11 Apr 1717 by Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirzbach |
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| Born | 12 Jul 1670 |
| Died | 24 Oct 1744 (age 74) |
Giuseppe Firrao (1670–1744) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
[edit]He is the Great-uncle of Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao (iuniore). On 11 Apr 1717, he was consecrated bishop by Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirzbach, Bishop of Basel, with Johann Christoph Haus, Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis, and Konrad Ferdinand Geist von Wildegg, Titular Bishop of Tricale, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]
On 4 October 1733, Pope Clement XII appointed Firrao his Secretary of State.[3]
Episcopal succession
[edit]While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Marcello Filomarini, Bishop of Mileto (1734);
- Antonio Manerba, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1735);
- Octavio da Pozzo, Bishop of Catanzaro (1736);
- Antonio Falangola, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1736);
- Troiano Caracciolo del Sole, Bishop of Nola (1738);
- Nicola Antonio Schiaffinati, Bishop of Ischia (1739);
- Ferdinando Mandarini, Bishop of Strongoli (1741); and
- Antonio Zavarroni, Bishop of Tricarico (1741).
References
[edit]- ^ Miranda, Salvador. "FIRRAO, Giuseppe (1670-1744)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- ^ a b Cheney, David M. "Giuseppe Cardinal Firrao". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ Pastor, pp. 333-334.
Bibliography
[edit]- Cardella, Lorenzo (1794). Memorie storiche de' cardinali della Santa Romana Chiesa. Vol.VIII. Rome: Pagliarini, pp. 252–253. (in Italian)
- Pastor, Ludwig (von) (1941). The history of the popes, from the close of the middle ages. Vol. XXXIV (London: Kegan Paul). pp. 37, 181,
334. 338, 385. 386, 390, 403.
- Weber, Christoph (1994). Legati e governatori dello Stato Pontificio : 1550-1809. Roma : Ministero per i beni culturali e ambientali, Ufficio centrale per i beni archivistici, pp. 117, 220, 282, 333, 418, 433 and 673. (in Italian)
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