Giovanni Rasponi

Most Reverend Giovanni Rasponi
Bishop of Forlì
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Forlì
In office	1689–1714
Predecessor	Claudio Ciccolini
Successor	Tommaso Torelli
Orders
Ordination	27 February 1689
Consecration	20 March 1689 by Flavio Chigi (seniore)
Personal details
Born	1646 Ravenna, Italy
Died	31 August 1714 (age 68)

Giovanni Rasponi (1646–1714) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Forlì (1689–1714).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Rasponi was born in Ravenna, Italy and ordained a priest on 27 Feb 1689.[2] On 28 Feb 1689, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Forlì.[1][2] On 20 Mar 1689, he was consecrated bishop by Flavio Chigi (seniore), Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Muzio Dandini, Bishop of Senigallia, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Forlì until his death on 31 Aug 1714.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Andrea Santacroce, Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria (1690).[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 204. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Rasponi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^[self-published]

External links

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Forlì–Bertinoro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Forlì–Bertinoro (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Claudio Ciccolini	Bishop of Forlì 1689–1714	Succeeded by Tommaso Torelli