Francesco Spera

Most Reverend Francesco Spera
Titular Archbishop of Nazareth
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1587
Predecessor	Fabio Mirto Frangipani
Successor	Girolamo Bevilacqua
Orders
Consecration	24 May 1587 by Decio Azzolini (seniore)
Personal details
Died	(1587-10-28)28 October 1587

Francesco Spera, O.F.M. (died 1587) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth (1587).

Biography

Francesco Spera was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 11 May 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth. On 24 May 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Decio Azzolini (seniore), Bishop of Cervia, with Francesco Carusi, Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, and Franciscus Panicarola, Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Arabia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Titular Archbishop of Nazareth until his death on 28 October 1587.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nazareth (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Metropolitan See of Nazareth". GCatholic.org. Retrieved January 4, 2019. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}