Francesco Nerli (iuniore)

His Eminence Francesco Nerli
Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
Portrait by Jacob Ferdinand Voet
Church	Catholic Church
Orders
Consecration	6 Jul 1670 by Carlo Carafa della Spina
Personal details
Born	12 Jun 1636 Rome, Papal States
Died	8 Apr 1708 (age 71) Rome, Papal States
Coat of arms

Francesco Nerli, iuniore (12 June 1636 – 8 April 1708) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.

Biography

On 6 Jul 1670, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Carafa della Spina, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna, with Giambattista Spínola (seniore), Archbishop of Genoa, and Federico Baldeschi Colonna, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, serving as co-consecrators.[1]

Episcopal succession

Episcopal succession of Francesco Nerli, iuniore

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[2] Pietro Alberini, Titular Archbishop of Nicomedi and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1674); Muzio Soriano, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1674); Vincenzo Ragni, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1674); Filippo Neri degli Altoviti, Bishop of Fiesole (1675); Giovanni Vespoli-Casanatte, Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli (1675); Riccardo Annibaleschi della Molara, Bishop of Veroli (1675); Francesco Martelli, Titular Archbishop of Corinthus and Apostolic Nuncio to Poland (1675); Thomas de Castro, Titular Bishop of Fussala and Vicar Apostolic of Malabar (1675); Gregorio Giuseppe Gaetani de Aragonia, Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1676); Giovan Donato Giannoni Alitto, Bishop of Ruvo (1680); Girolamo Prignano, Bishop of Satriano e Campagna (1680); Giovan Giorgio Mainardi, Bishop of Ripatransone (1680); Giuseppe Ottavio Attavanti, Bishop of Arezzo (1683); Michele Carlo Visdomini Cortigiani, Bishop of San Miniato (1683); Antonio Francesco Roberti, Archbishop of Urbino (1685); Giovanni Girolamo Naselli, Bishop of Ventimiglia (1685); Francesco Antonio Giannone, Bishop of Boiano (1685); Lorenzo Casoni, Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia and Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1690); Nicolò Acciaioli, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1693); and Domenico Folgori, Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1695).

References

1. Miranda, Salvador. "NERLI, iuniore, Francesco (1636-1708)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
2. Cheney, David M. "Francesco Cardinal Nerli (Jr.)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to France". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature France". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Stefano Brancaccio	Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto 1670	Succeeded by Pompeo Varese
Preceded by Galeazzo Marescotti	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland 1670–1671	Succeeded by Angelo Maria Ranuzzi
Preceded by Michele Antonio Vibò	Apostolic Nuncio to France 1672–1673	Succeeded by Fabrizio Spada
Preceded by Francesco Maria Mancini	Cardinal-Priest of San Matteo in Merulana 1673–1704	Succeeded by Nicola Grimaldi
Preceded by Federico Borromeo (iuniore)	Cardinal Secretary of State 1673–1676	Succeeded by Alderano Cybo
Preceded by Francesco Nerli (seniore)	Archbishop of Florence 1670–1682	Succeeded by Giacomo Antonio Morigia
Preceded by Ludovicus Giustiniani	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Assisi 1685–1689	Succeeded by Carolus Salvatori
Preceded by Carlo Barberini	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano 1704–1708	Succeeded by Annibale Albani
Preceded by Carlo Barberini	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina 1704–1708	Succeeded by Galeazzo Marescotti