Francesco Spera
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| name = Francesco Spera
| title = Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
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| term = 1587
| predecessor = Fabio Mirto Frangipani
| successor = Girolamo Bevilacqua
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| consecration = 24 May 1587
| consecrated_by = Decio Azzolini (seniore)
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Francesco Spera, O.F.M. (died 1587) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1587).[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsperafr.html "Archbishop Francesco Spera, O.F.M."] Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
Biography
Francesco Spera was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.
On 11 May 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth.
On 24 May 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Decio Azzolini (seniore), Bishop of Cervia, with Francesco Carusi, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, and Franciscus Panicarola, Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth until his death on 28 October 1587.
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External links and additional sources
- {{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Nazareth (Titular See)|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/d2n81.html|accessdate=January 4, 2019}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
- {{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|authorlink=|title=Titular Metropolitan See of Nazareth |website=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/naza1.htm|accessdate=January 4, 2019}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
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| title = Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
| years = 1587
| before = Fabio Mirto Frangipani
| after = Girolamo Bevilacqua}}
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Category:16th-century Roman Catholic titular bishops
Category:Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus V
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