Francesco Maria Moles

Most Reverend Francesco Maria Moles
Bishop Emeritus of Nola
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nola
In office	1684–1695
Predecessor	Filippo Cesarini
Successor	Daniele Scoppa
Orders
Ordination	1653
Consecration	16 January 1684 by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal)
Personal details
Born	1638 Naples, Italy
Died	12 May 1697 (age 59) Nola, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Francesco Maria Moles, C.R. (1638 – 12 May 1697) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nola (1684–1695).^[1][2]

Biography

Francesco Maria Moles was born in Naples, Italy in 1638 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence in 1653.^[2] On 10 January 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Nola.^[1][2] On 16 January 1684, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal), Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca, with Giuseppe Bologna, Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, and Victor Augustinus Ripa, Bishop of Vercelli, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Nola until his resignation in 1695.^[2] He died on 12 May 1697.^[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Placido Scoppa, Archbishop of Dubrovnik (1693).^[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 291. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Francesco Maria Moles, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Nola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Nola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Filippo Cesarini	Bishop of Nola 1684–1695	Succeeded by Daniele Scoppa