Most Reverend

Francesco Ramírez
Archbishop (Personal Title) of Agrigento
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Agrigento
In office1697–1715
PredecessorFrancesco Maria Rini
SuccessorAnselmo de la Peña
Orders
Consecration6 March 1689
by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born14 February 1648
Estremera, Spain
Died27 August 1715 (age 67)
Agrigento, Italy

Francesco Ramírez, O.P. (14 February 1648 – 27 August 1715) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Agrigento (1697–1715) and Archbishop of Brindisi (1689–1697).[1]

Biography

Francesco Ramírez was born in Estremera, Spain on 14 February 1648 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] [3] On 28 February 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Brindisi.[1][2][3] On 6 March 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Alberto Mugiasca, Bishop of Alessandria della Paglia, and Alberto Sebastiano Botti, Bishop of Albenga, serving as co-consecrators.[2][3] On 26 August 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop (Personal Title) of Agrigento.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Agrigento until his death on 27 August 1715.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 73 and 129. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Archbishop Francesco Ramírez, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Chow, Gabriel. "Archbishop Francesco Ramirez, O.P." GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]


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