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Francesco Boccapaduli (3 April 1600 – 23 November 1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Athenae (1675–1680), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1652–1654), Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1647–1652), Bishop of Città di Castello (1647–1672), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1638–1647).
Biography
Francesco Boccapaduli was born in Rome, Italy on 3 April 1600 and ordained a priest in 1623. On 13 September 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona. On 21 September 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Cesarini (iuniore), Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Eustachio, with Tommaso Carafa, Bishop Emeritus of Vulturara e Montecorvino, and Giovanni Battista Altieri, Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators. On 6 May 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Città di Castello. On 14 September 1647, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland; he resigned from the post in September 1652. On 24 August 1652, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Apostolic Nuncio to Venice; he resigned from the post in 1654. He served as Bishop of Città di Castello until his resignation on 1 October 1672.
On 15 July 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Athenae; a title he held until his death on 23 November 1680.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
- Thomas Henrici, Auxiliary Bishop of Basel and Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia (1648);
and the principal co-consecrator of:
- Pietro Alberini, Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia (1674);
- Muzio Soriano, Archbishop of Santa Severina (1674); and
- Vincenzo Ragni, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1674).