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Francesco Onofrio Hodierna

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Predecessor
  
Bonaventura Martinelli

Nationality
  
Italian

In office
  
1727–?

Successor
  
Matteo Odierna

Ordination
  
27 January 1669

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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).

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Biography

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

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:

  • 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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    Francesco Onofrio Hodierna Wikipedia
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