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Luigi de Franchis

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Successor
  
Girolamo de Franchis

Predecessor
  
Lelio Landi

In office
  
1611–1617

Died
  
1617, Nardò, Italy

Previous post
  
Bishop of Vico Equense (1607–1611)

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli

Luigi de Franchis, C.R. (died 1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nardò (1611–1617) and Bishop of Vico Equense (1607–1611).

Biography

Luigi de Franchis was ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 1 Oct 1607, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Vico Equense. On 24 Jan 1611, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Nardò. He served as Bishop of Nardò until his death in 1617.

References

Luigi de Franchis Wikipedia