Francesco Maria Moles

Most Reverend

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]

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

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

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