Ippolito Franconi was born in
Agnone,
Italy and ordained a priest on 28 October 1631. On 19 January 1632, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII as
Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani. On 25 January 1632, he was
consecrated bishop by
Antonio Marcello Barberini,
Cardinal-Priest of
Sant'Onofrio, with
Antonio Provana,
Archbishop of Turin, and
Giovanni Francesco Passionei,
Bishop of Cagli, serving as
co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani until his death in 1653. While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator of
Roberto Fontana,
Bishop of Modena (1645) and
Gregorio Coppino,
Bishop of Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia (1645). == References ==