Francesco Boccapaduli (3 April 1600 â 23 November 1680) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Athenae (1675âÂÂ1680), Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1652âÂÂ1654), Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland (1647âÂÂ1652), Bishop of Cittàdi Castello (1647âÂÂ1672), and Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1638âÂÂ1647).
Francesco Boccapaduli was born in Rome, Italy on 3 April 1600 and ordained a priest in 1623. On 13 September 1638, he was appointed Bishop of Valva e Sulmona by Pope Urban VIII.
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 Bishop of CittÃÂ di Castello by Pope Innocent X.
On 14 September 1647, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland by Pope Innocent X; he resigned from the post in September 1652.
On 24 August 1652, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Venice by Pope Innocent X; he resigned from the post in 1654.
He served as Bishop of CittÃÂ di Castello until his resignation on 1 October 1672. On 15 July 1675, he was appointed by Pope Clement X as Titular Archbishop of Athens (Greece), a title he held until his death on 23 November 1680.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
and the principal co-consecrator of: