Most Reverend Francesco Onofrio Odierna | |
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Titular Bishop of Berytus | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1727–1736 |
Orders | |
Ordination | 27 January 1669 |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 May 1644
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Died | 1736 |
Nationality | Italian |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Bitetto (1669–1717) |
Francesco Onofrio Odierna (born 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Berytus (1727), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1717–1727) and Bishop of Bitetto (1669–1717). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Francesco Onofrio Odierna (also known as Hodierna) was born in Naples, Italy in 1644. [1] His father was the jurist Giovan Battista Odierna. He was ordained a deacon on 20 January 1669 and ordained a priest on 27 January 1669. [2] On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Bitetto. [2] On 4 January 1717, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona. [2] He served as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona until his resignation on 6 March 1727. [2] On 17 March 1727, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Benedict XIII as Titular Bishop of Berytus. [2] He died in 1736. [8]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: [2]