Most Reverend Francesco Spera |
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Titular Archbishop of Nazareth | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1587 |
Predecessor | Fabio Mirto Frangipani |
Successor | Girolamo Bevilacqua |
Orders | |
Consecration | 24 May 1587 by Decio Azzolini |
Personal details | |
Died | 28 October 1587 |
Francesco Spera, O.F.M. (died 1587) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1587).
Francesco Spera was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 11 May 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth. On 24 May 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Decio Azzolini, Bishop of Cervia, with Francesco Carusi, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, and Franciscus Panicarola, Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth until his death on 28 October 1587.