Francesco Antonio Biondo
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Francesco Antonio Biondo, O.F.M. Conv. (died 21 December, 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli (1640–1643) and Bishop of Capri (1637–1640).
Biography
Francesco Antonio Biondo was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. On 14 December 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Capri. On 3 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Francesco Maria Abbiati, Bishop of Bobbio, and Pomponio Vetuli, Bishop of Città Ducale, serving as co-consecrators. On 3 December 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli. He served as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli until his death on 21 December 1643.