Niccolò Pietro Bargellini

Niccolò Pietro Bargellini (* 1630 in Bologna , † September 24, 1694 in Rome ) was a Catholic patriarch and Italian diplomat.

biography

As the son of Ippolito, he completed his studies in Utroque iure (Doctor of Both Rights) and moved to Rome, where he began his ecclesiastical career first as a consultant for the Apostolic Signature , then as Apostolic Protonotary and Canon of Bologna . On July 4, 1665 he was appointed titular archbishop of Thebes and consecrated on August 2 by Cardinal Girolamo Boncompagni . At the same time, he was appointed Apostolic Nuncio of the Duchy of Savoy after holding government offices in Fano , Montalto , Ascoli , Campagna and Marittima, Urbino and finally Perugia .

He was at the suggestion of the French ambassador in Turin, Abel Servien, by Pope Clement IX. elected apostolic nuncio in Paris with the consent of Louis XIV and advised by Hugues de Lyonne. Bargellini's task was to find a solution between the Holy See and the Jansenist bishops appointed by the king . Louis XIV opposed him when he collected canonical information about the bishops appointed for the respective dioceses.

Clement IX, who was not satisfied with the solutions achieved, which only benefited the French bishops, removed him from his post. He was transferred to the Avignon Embassy, ​​where he stayed for twenty years and was ignored by the Holy See. Louis XIV did not accept the later appointments to the nunciature, but preferred Bargellini, whom he promised his support.

When he was recalled to Rome, he was refused the appointment of cardinal, which the nunciatures of Paris were always promised, and he preferred the appointment of Patriarch of Jerusalem .

Web links

• Gaspare De Caro:  BARGELLINI, Niccolò Pietro. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI).
• Entry on Patriarch Niccolo Pietro Bargellini † on catholic-hierarchy.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Bandino Panciatichi	Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem 1690–1694	Francesco Martelli