Alessandro Rossi (bishop of Ariano)

Most Reverend

Alessandro Rossi
Bishop of Ariano
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Ariano
In office1650–1656
PredecessorAndrés Aguado de Valdés
SuccessorLuis Morales (bishop)
Orders
Consecration24 February 1650
by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born1589
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
DiedAugust 1656 (age 67)
Ariano, Kingdom of Naples
NationalityItalian

Alessandro Rossi (1589–1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Ariano (1650–1656).[1]

Biography

Alessandro Rossi was born in Naples, Italy in 1589.[2] On 14 February 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Ariano.[1][2] On 24 February 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania.[2] He served as Bishop of Ariano until his death in August 1656.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 94–95. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alessandro Rossi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Ariano
1650–1656 		Succeeded by


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