Alessandro Mazza

Most Reverend

Alessandro Mazza
Bishop of Fossombrone
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Fossombrone
In office1569–1575
PredecessorLodovico Ardinghelli [it]
SuccessorOrazio Montegranelli
Orders
Consecration17 April 1569
by Giulio della Rovere
Personal details
DiedPadova

Alessandro Mazza was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Fossombrone from 1569 to 1575.[1][2]

Biography

On 1 April 1569, Alessandro Mazza was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Fossombrone.[1][2] On 17 April 1569, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio della Rovere, Archbishop of Ravenna, with Ippolito Arrivabene [it], Bishop Emeritus of Hierapetra, and Francesco Rusticucci, Bishop of Fano, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Fossombrone until his resignation in 1575.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Eubel, Konrad (1913). Hierarchia Catholica Medii et Recentioris Aevi Vol III [The Catholic Hierarchy of the Middle and Recent Ages Vol III] (in Latin) (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 198.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bishop Alessandro Mazza", Catholic-Hierarchy.org, David M. Cheney, 9 October 2022, retrieved 7 November 2022[self-published source?]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Fossombrone
1569–1575
Succeeded by