Most Reverend Loreto Di Franco |
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Bishop of Minori | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Minori |
In office | 1636–1638 |
Predecessor | Tommaso Brandolini |
Successor | Patrizio Donati |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1604 |
Consecration | 26 Mar 1634 by Francesco Maria Brancaccio |
Personal details | |
Born | 1578 Castello di Sangro, Italy |
Died | 1638 (age 60) Minori, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Previous post | Bishop of Capri (1634–1636) |
Loreto Di Franco or Loreto De Franchis (1578–1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Minori (1636–1638) and Bishop of Capri (1634–1636).
Loreto Di Franco was born in Castello di Sangro, Italy in 1578 and ordained a priest in 1604. On 22 Mar 1634, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Capri. On 26 Mar 1634, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Capaccio, Fausto Caffarelli, Archbishop of Santa Severina, with Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators. On 1 Dec 1636, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Minori. He served as Bishop of Minori until his death in 1638.