Francesco Gonzaga (bishop of Nola)

Francesco Gonzaga, C.R. (1602 – 18 December 1673) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nola (1657–1673) and Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1633–1657).^[1][2]

Most Reverend Francesco Gonzaga
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nola
In office	1657–1673
Predecessor	Giovanni Battista Lancellotti
Successor	Filippo Cesarini
Orders
Consecration	24 February 1633 by Antonio Marcello Barberini
Personal details
Born	1602
Died	18 December 1673 (age 71) Nola, Italy

Biography

Francesco Gonzaga was born in 1602 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[2] On 21 February 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia.^[1][2] On 24 February 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio.^[2] On 17 December 1657, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Nola.^[1][2] He served as Bishop of Nola until his death on 18 December 1673.^[2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Fabrizio Savelli, Archbishop of Salerno (1642); and
• Pietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio, Archbishop of Palermo (1657).