Porfirio Feliciani (19 April 1554 – 2 October 1634) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Foligno (1612–1634).[1]

Most Reverend

Porfirio Feliciani
Bishop of Foligno
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Foligno
In office1612–1634
PredecessorFrancesco Simonetta
SuccessorCristoforo Caetani
Orders
Consecration1 May 1612
by Scipione Borghese
Personal details
Died2 October 1634
Foligno, Italy

Feliciani was born in Perugia on 19 April 1554. He studied philosophy, mathematics, astrology before graduating with a doctorate in jurisprudence from the University of Perugia. His life can be reconstructed from the 26 volumes of his correspondence preserved in the Biblioteca Angelica in Rome. From 1580 to 1602, he served Cardinal Anton Maria Salviati.[2]

On 2 April 1612, Feliciani was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Foligno.[1][3] On 1 May 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Scipione Borghese, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano with Fabio Biondi, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop of Chieti, serving as co-consecrators.[3] He served as Bishop of Foligno until his death on 2 October 1634.[3] He was buried in Foligno Cathedral.[2]

In 1630, Feliciani published a collection of poems, Rime diverse morali e spirituali, dedicated to Cardinal Francesco Barberini.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. p. 191.
  2. ^ a b c Franco Pignatti (1996). "Feliciani, Porfirio". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 46: Feducci–Ferrerio (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
  3. ^ a b c Cheney, David M. "Bishop Porfirio Feliciani". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
edit
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Foligno
1612–1634
Succeeded by