Person DS/UK/1813 Maresca; Francesco Xavier (1805-1855); Roman Catholic Bishop; Franciscan Maresca Francesco Xavier 1805-1855 Roman Catholic Bishop; Franciscan Male

The Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Kiang-nan (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Nanchinensis) was a missionary jurisdiction in mainland China, comprising the two imperial provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui, often referred to as Jiangnan (Wade-Giles: Kiang-nan). Bishop de Besi left for Rome in 1847, leaving the government of the mission to his coadjutor, Bishop Maresca. In 1849 the latter was named administrator of the Diocese of Nanjing, but returned to Europe, owing to ill health, on 8 April 1855. On 13 November of the same year he died at Naples. The Diocese of Nanjing was then suppressed, and the Vicariate Apostolic of Kiang-nan entrusted to the French Jesuits. https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmaresca.html International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes CURIA\RSomerset 13/10/2023 CURIA\rsomerset 15/11/2023 47c475d9-de3b-4a87-bc56-71f24d04097a