Francesco Onofrio Odierna (sometimes Hodierna; 13 May 1644 – 1736) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Berytus (1727), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1717–1727) and Bishop of Bitetto (1684–1717)."Bishop Francesco Onofrio Hodierna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 21, 2016"Bishop Francesco Onofrio Odierna" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Bitetto" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 15, 2016"Titular Episcopal See of Bitetto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Berytus (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Titular Archiepiscopal See of Berytus" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Biography Francesco Onofrio Odierna was born in Naples in 1644. His father was the jurist Giovan Battista Odierna. He was ordained a deacon on 20 January 1669 and ordained a priest on 27 January 1669. On 24 April 1684, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Bitetto. On 4 January 1717, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement XI as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona. He served as Bishop of Valva e Sulmona until his resignation on 6 March 1727. On 17 March 1727, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Benedict XIII as Titular Bishop of Berytus. He died in 1736.
Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: Giovanni Battista de Belli, Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita (1684); Fulvio Crivelli (Cribelli), Bishop of Tricarico (1684); Antonio Polcenigo, Bishop of Feltre (1684); Domenico Minio, Bishop of Caorle (1684); Baldassare de Benavente, Bishop of Potenza (1686); and Filippo Massarenghi, Bishop of Bitonto (1686).
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