Carlo Francesco Airoldi (1637–1683) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne (1673–1683), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1675–1683), Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1673–1675), and Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1668–1673).[1][2][3][4]
Most Reverend Carlo Francesco Airoldi | |
|---|---|
| Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne Apostolic Nuncio to Venice | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Predecessor | Johann Eberhard Nidhard |
| Successor | Tommaso Vidoni |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium (1668–1673) Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1673–1675) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 30 July 1673 by Gasparo Carpegna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1637 |
| Died | 5 April 1683 (age 46) Milan, Italy |
| Coat of arms |  |
Biography
editCarlo Francesco Airoldi was born in Milan, Italy in 1637.[2] On 16 November 1668, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement IX as Apostolic Internuncio to Belgium; he resigned on 8 April 1673.[1][2] On 26 June 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne.[1][2] On 30 July 1673, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Stefano Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, and Giannotto Gualterio, Archbishop of Fermo, serving as co-consecrators at the church of San Bernardo alle Terme in Rome.[2] On 5 November 1673, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned on 3 October 1675.[2] On 29 November 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice.[2] He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice and Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne until his death on 5 April 1683.[1][2] He is buried in the cathedral in Milan.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 191. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Archbishop Carlo Francesco Airoldi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 4, 2017
- ^ "Edessa in Osrhoëne(Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 18, 2017
- ^ "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Edessa in Osrhoëne" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
External links and additional sources
edit- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Florence (Tuscany)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Venice". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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