Giuseppe Firrao (seniore)
18th-century Roman Catholic cardinal
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Giuseppe Firrao (1670–1744) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
ChurchCatholic Church
Consecration11 Apr 1717
by Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirzbach
by Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirzbach
Born12 Jul 1670
Died24 Oct 1744 (age 74)
Giuseppe Firrao | |
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| Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
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| Consecration | 11 Apr 1717 by Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirzbach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 Jul 1670 |
| Died | 24 Oct 1744 (age 74) |
Biography
He is the Great-uncle of Cardinal Giuseppe Firrao (iuniore). On 11 Apr 1717, he was consecrated bishop by Johann Konrad von Reinach-Hirzbach, Bishop of Basel, with Johann Christoph Haus, Titular Bishop of Domitiopolis, and Konrad Ferdinand Geist von Wildegg, Titular Bishop of Tricale, serving as co-consecrators.[1][2]
On 4 October 1733, Pope Clement XII appointed Firrao his Secretary of State.[3]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2]
- Marcello Filomarini, Bishop of Mileto (1734);
- Antonio Manerba, Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1735);
- Octavio da Pozzo, Bishop of Catanzaro (1736);
- Antonio Falangola, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1736);
- Troiano Caracciolo del Sole, Bishop of Nola (1738);
- Nicola Antonio Schiaffinati, Bishop of Ischia (1739);
- Ferdinando Mandarini, Bishop of Strongoli (1741); and
- Antonio Zavarroni, Bishop of Tricarico (1741).
