Francesco Antonio Roberti

Italian Roman Catholic prelate

Most Reverend Francesco Antonio Roberti
Bishop of Alessano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Alessano
In office	1648–1653
Predecessor	Placido Padiglia
Successor	Giovanni Granafei
Orders
Consecration	30 November 1648 by Marcello Lante della Rovere
Personal details
Born	1593 Cupertino, Italy
Died	1653 (age 60) Alessano, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Francesco Antonio Roberti (1593–1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alessano (1648–1653).^[1]^[2]

Biography

Francesco Antonio Roberti was born in 1593 in Cupertino, Italy.^[2] On 23 November 1648, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Alessano.^[1]^[2] On 30 November 1648, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri, with Giovan Battista Foppa, Archbishop of Benevento, and Enea di Cesare Spennazzi, Bishop of Ferentino, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Alessano until his death in 1653.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 77. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bishop Francesco Antonio Roberti" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Alessano". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Alessano (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}