Francesco Onofrio Odierna
# Francesco Onofrio Odierna

Francesco Onofrio Odierna (born 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Bishop of Berytus (1727), Bishop of Valva e Sulmona (1717–1727) and Bishop of Bitetto (1669–1717).

## Biography

Francesco Onofrio Odierna (also known as Hodierna) was born in Naples, Italy 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).
