Francesco Maria Scelloni

Most Reverend

Francesco Maria Scelloni
Bishop of Terni
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Terni
In office1491-1494
PredecessorOrso Orsini
SuccessorGiovanni di Fonsalida
Previous postsBishop of Terni (1472)
Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1472–1491)

Francesco Maria Scelloni, O.F.M. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania (1472–1491) and twice as Bishop of Terni (1472 and 1491–1494).

Biography

Francesco Maria Scelloni was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 14 February 1472, he was appointed by Pope Sixtus IV as Bishop of Terni. His position was short-lived as on 31 August 1472, he was appointed by Pope Sixtus IV as Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania. In 1491, he was again appointed by Pope Innocent VIII as Bishop of Terni. It is uncertain how long he served although the next bishop of record was Giovanni di Fonsalida who was appointed on 1 October 1494.

References

  1. 1 2 Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 269. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 168. (in Latin)
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