Ottavio Corsini

Ottavio Corsini (12 August 1588 – 30 July 1641) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus (1621–1641) and Apostolic Nuncio to France (1621–1623).

Biography Ottavio Corsini was born in Florence, Italy on 12 August 1588. On 17 March 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus.

On 21 March 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Bandini, Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina, with Ulpiano Volpi, Bishop of Novara, and Innocenzo Massimi, Bishop of Bertinoro, serving as co-consecrators.

On 4 April 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Apostolic Nuncio to France, a position he held until his resignation on 30 December 1623 He served as Titular Archbishop of Tarsus until his death on 30 July 1641.

Episcopal succession While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of: Stefano Durazzo, Archbishop of Genoa (1635); Diego Requeséns, Titular Archbishop of Cartagine (1637); and Prospero Spínola, Bishop of Luni e Sarzana (1637),