Ercole Visconti
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Most Reverend Ercole Visconti | |
|---|---|
| Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1678–1712 |
| Predecessor | Angelo Maria Ranuzzi |
| Successor | Marco Antonio Ansidei |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1678–1680) Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1680–1687) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 31 July 1678 by Carlo Pio di Savoia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1646 |
| Died | 1712 (age 66) |
Ercole Visconti (1646–1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis (1678–1712), Apostolic Nuncio to Germany (1680–1687), and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1678–1680).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Ercole Visconti was born in Milan, Italy in 1646 and ordained a priest in the .[2] On 18 July 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis.[1][2] On 31 July 1678, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, and Egidio Colonna, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Francesco Casati, Titular Archbishop of Trapezus, serving as co-consecrators.[2] On 15 November 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned on 13 October 1680.[2] On 12 October 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany; he resigned in July 1687.[2] He remained as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis until his death in 1712.[2]
