Francesco Nerli (iuniore)

Francesco Nerli, iuniore (12 June 1636 – 8 April 1708) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

His Eminence Francesco Nerli
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Church	Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration	6 Jul 1670 by Carlo Carafa della Spina
Personal details
Born	12 Jun 1636 Rome, Italy
Died	8 Apr 1708 (age 71)

Biography

On 6 Jul 1670, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Carafa della Spina, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna, with Giambattista Spínola (seniore), Archbishop of Genoa, and Federico Baldeschi Colonna, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, serving as co-consecrators.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]

• Pietro Alberini, Titular Archbishop of Nicomedi and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1674);
• Muzio Soriano, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1674);
• Vincenzo Ragni, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1674);
• Filippo Neri degli Altoviti, Bishop of Fiesole (1675);
• Giovanni Vespoli-Casanatte, Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli (1675);
• Riccardo Annibaleschi della Molara, Bishop of Veroli (1675);
• Francesco Martelli, Titular Archbishop of Corinthus and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1675);
• Thomas de Castro, Titular Bishop of Fussala and Vicar Apostolic of Malabar (1675);
• Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia, Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1676);
• Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto, Bishop of Ruvo (1680);
• Girolamo Prignano, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna (1680);
• Giovan Giorgio Mainardi, Bishop of Ripatransone (1680);
• Giuseppe Ottavio Attavanti, Bishop of Arezzo (1683);
• Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani, Bishop of San Miniato (1683);
• Antonio Francesco Roberti, Archbishop of Urbino (1685);
• Giovanni Girolamo Naselli, Bishop of Ventimiglia (1685);
• Francesco Antonio Giannone, Bishop of Boiano (1685);
• Lorenzo Casoni, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1690);
• Nicolò Acciaioli, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1693); and
• Domenico Folgori, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1695).

References

1. Miranda, Salvador. "NERLI, iuniore, Francesco (1636-1708)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
2. Cheney, David M. "Francesco Cardinal Nerli (Jr.)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to France". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature France". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}