Ercole Visconti


Ercole Visconti was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis, Apostolic Nuncio to Germany, and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence.

Biography

Ercole Visconti was born in Milan, Italy in 1646 and ordained a priest in the.
On 18 July 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis.
On 31 July 1678, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, and Egidio Colonna, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Francesco Casati, Titular Archbishop of Trapezus, serving as co-consecrators.
On 15 November 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence; he resigned on 13 October 1680.
On 12 October 1680, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany; he resigned in July 1687.
He remained as Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis until his death in 1712.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:
and the principal co-consecrator of: