Francesco Andrea Grassi

Most Reverend Francesco Andrea Grassi
Bishop of Caorle
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Caorle
In office	1700–1712
Predecessor	Domenico Minio
Successor	Daniele Sansoni
Orders
Consecration	9 May 1700 by Daniello Marco Delfino
Personal details
Born	19 May 1661 Chioggia, Italy
Died	January 1712 (age 50) Caorle, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Francesco Andrea Grassi (1661–1712) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Caorle (1700–1712).^[1][2][3]

Biography

Francesco Andrea Grassi was born in Chioggia, Italy on 19 May 1661.^[4] On 30 March 1700, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Caorle.^[1][4] On 9 May 1700, he was consecrated bishop by Daniello Marco Delfino, Bishop of Brescia, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Marco Giustiniani, Bishop of Torcello, serving as co-consecrators.^[4] He served as Bishop of Caorle until his death in January 1712.^[4]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 141. (in Latin)
2. "Diocese of Caorle" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 2, 2016
3. "Titular Episcopal See of Caorle" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved July 2, 2016
4. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Andrea Grassi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Domenico Minio	Bishop of Caorle 1700–1712	Succeeded by Daniele Sansoni