Giovanni Rasponi

Giovanni Rasponi (1646–1714) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Forli (1689–1714).[1]

Most Reverend Giovanni Rasponi
Bishop of Forli
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Forlì
In office	1689–1714
Predecessor	Claudio Ciccolini
Successor	Tommaso Torelli
Orders
Ordination	27 Feb 1689
Consecration	20 Mar 1689 by Flavio Chigi (seniore)
Personal details
Born	1646 Ravenna, Italy
Died	31 Aug 1714 (age 68)

Biography

Giovanni Rasponi was born in Ravenna, Italy and ordained a priest on 27 Feb 1689.[2] On 28 Feb 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Forli.[1][2] On 20 Mar 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Flavio Chigi (seniore), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Muzio Dandini, Bishop of Senigallia, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Forli until his death on 31 Aug 1714.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Andrea Santacroce, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1690).[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 204. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Rasponi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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