Paolo Odescalchi

Most Reverend Paolo Odescalchi
Bishop Emeritus of Penne e Atri
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Penne e Atri
In office	1568–1572
Predecessor	Giacomo Guidi
Successor	Giambattista de Benedictis
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1553–1560) Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1560–1561 and 1566–1569)
Personal details
Born	Como, Italy
Died	1585

Paolo Odescalchi (died February 8, 1585[1]) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Penne e Atri (1568–1572),[2] Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1560–1561 and 1566–1569), and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1553–1560).

Biography

Paolo Odescalchi was born in Como, Italy.[3] In 1553, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland.[3] On 15 Jun 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples; he resigned from the position on 4 Sep 1561.[3] In Dec 1566, he was once again appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples.[3] On 27 Feb 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Penne e Atri[2][3] and resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Naples in February 1569.[3] He served as Bishop of Penne e Atri until his resignation in 1572.[2][3] He died in 1585.[3][1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[3]

• Giambattista de Benedictis, Bishop of Penne e Atri (1572);

and the principal co-consecrator of:

• Nicolaus Don, (1571) Titular Bishop of Rosmen and Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb;[3]
• Pietro Orsini, Titular Bishop of Hippos and Coadjutor Bishop of Spoleto (1580);
• Gaspare Visconti, Bishop of Novara (1584);
• Francesco Liparuli, Bishop of Capri (1584); and
• Cesare Speciano, Bishop of Novara (1584).

References

1. DBI
2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 271. (in Latin)
3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Paolo Odescalchi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019. ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Switzerland". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Apostolic Nunciature Switzerland". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Pescara-Penne (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland 1553–1560	Succeeded by Ottaviano della Raverta
Preceded by Giulio Pavesi	Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (1st term) 1560–1561	Succeeded by Niccolò Fieschi (bishop)
Preceded by Cipriano Pallavicino	Apostolic Nuncio to Naples (2nd term) 1566–1569	Succeeded by Antonmaria Sauli
Preceded by Giacomo Guidi	Bishop of Penne e Atri 1568–1572	Succeeded by Giambattista de Benedictis