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Most Reverend François Marie Sacco | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Brugnato | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Brugnato |
| In office | 1697–1721 |
| Predecessor | Giambattista Dadece |
| Successor | Nicolò Leopoldo Lomellini |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Ajaccio (1695–1697) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 30 Nov 1695 by Pier Matteo Petrucci |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1643 |
| Died | 21 Dec 1721 (age 78) |
François Marie Sacco, C.R. or Francesco Maria Sacco (1643–1721) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brugnato (1697–1721)[1] and Bishop of Ajaccio (1695–1697).[2]
François Marie Sacco was born in 1643 in Savona, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[3] On 28 Nov 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Ajaccio.[2][3] On 30 Nov 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Pier Matteo Petrucci, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello al Corso, with Francesco Gori, Bishop of Catanzaro, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 27 Mar 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Brugnato.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Brugnato until his death on 21 Dec 1721.[1][3]