Domenico Giordani

Domenico Giordani, O.F.M. Obs. (died 1640) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isernia (1637–1640).[1]

Most Reverend Domenico Giordani
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Isernia
In office	1637–1640
Predecessor	Diego Merino
Successor	Marcello Stella
Orders
Consecration	20 September 1637 by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born	Naples, Italy

Biography

Domenico Giordani was born in Naples, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Observant Friars Minor.[2] On 17 August 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Isernia.[1][2] On 20 September 1637, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Gaetano Cossa, Archbishop of Otranto, and Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Isernia until his death on 11 February 1640.[1][2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 211. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Domenico Giordani, O.F.M. Obs". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Isernia-Venafro (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}