Francesco Onofrio Odierna

Most Reverend Francesco Onofrio Odierna
Titular Bishop of Berytus
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1727–1736
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Bitetto (1669–1717)
Orders
Ordination	27 January 1669
Personal details
Born	13 May 1644 [1] Naples, Italy
Died	1736
Nationality	Italian

Francesco Onofrio Odierna (born 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Berytus (1727), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1717–1727) and Bishop of Bitetto (1669–1717).^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Francesco Onofrio Odierna (also known as Hodierna) was born in Naples, Italy in 1644.^[1] His father was the jurist Giovan Battista Odierna. He was ordained a deacon on 20 January 1669 and ordained a priest on 27 January 1669.^[2] On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Bitetto.^[2] On 4 January 1717, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona.^[2] He served as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona until his resignation on 6 March 1727.^[2] On 17 March 1727, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Benedict XIII as Titular Bishop of Berytus.^[2] He died in 1736.^[8]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Giovanni Battista de Belli, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1684);
• Fulvio Crivelli (Cribelli), Bishop of Tricarico (1684);
• Antonio Polcenigo, Bishop of Feltre (1684);
• Domenico Minio, Bishop of Caorle (1684);
• Baldassare de Benavente, Bishop of Potenza (1686); and
• Filippo Massarenghi, Bishop of Bitonto (1686).

References

1. Archivio di Stato di Napoli, Albero genealogico Serra di Gerace, vol. 2, c. 711
2. "Bishop Francesco Onofrio Hodierna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016
3. "Bishop Francesco Onofrio Odierna" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
4. "Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016
5. "Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
6. "Berytus (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
7. "Titular Archiepiscopal See of Berytus" Archived 2017-12-10 at the Wayback Machine GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
8. Currò, Carmelo (2020) [2005]. "Da Lontano. Storia della famiglia Odierna". In Franco, Alfredo; De Martino, Francesco; Odierna, Agostino (eds.). Studi Storici Sarnesi. L'affermazione dei "civili": il caso degli Hodierna (in Italian). Torre del Greco: ESA. p. 23. ISBN 9788899472474.

External links and additional sources

• Chiaverini, Antonino (1980). La diocesi di Valva e Sulmona. Vol. 8. Sulmona: Accademia Cateriniana di Cultura. pp. 97–129.
• Currò, Carmelo (2020) [2005]. "Da Lontano. Storia della famiglia Odierna". In Franco, Alfredo; De Martino, Francesco; Odierna, Agostino (eds.). Studi Storici Sarnesi. L'affermazione dei "civili": il caso degli Hodierna (in Italian). Torre del Greco: ESA. p. 23. ISBN 9788899472474.
• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Sulmona-Valva". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Sulmona-Valva". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giacomo Santoro	Bishop of Bitetto 1684–1717	Succeeded by Gioacchino Francesco Caprini
Preceded by Bonaventura Martinelli	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona 1717–1727	Succeeded by Matteo Odierna