Francesco Bossi

Most Reverend
Francesco Bossi
Church Catholic Church
Predecessor Pomponio Cotta
Successor Gaspare Visconti
Orders
Consecration 28 Aug 1568
by Otto Truchseß von Waldburg
Personal details
Born 1525
Milan, Italy
Died 18 Sep 1583 (age 58)
Novara, Italy
Nationality Italian
Previous post Bishop of Gravina (1568-1574)
Bishop of Perugia (1574-1579)

Francesco Bossi (1525 – 18 September, 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1579-1583), Bishop of Perugia (1574-1579), and Bishop of Gravina (1568-1574).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

Francesco Bossi was born in Milan in 1525.[1] On 2 Aug 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Gravina.[1] On 28 Aug 1568, he was consecrated bishop by Otto Truchseß von Waldburg, Bishop of Augsburg.[1] On 5 May 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia.[1] On 21 Oct 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara.[1] He served as Bishop of Novara until his death on 18 Sep 1583.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ottavio Santacroce, Bishop of Cervia (1576), and Ottaviano Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia) (1584).[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bishop Francesco Bossi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ↑ "Diocese of Gravina" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
  3. ↑ "Diocese of Gravina" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 20. 2016
  4. ↑ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  5. ↑ "Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  6. ↑ "Diocese of Novara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  7. ↑ "Diocese of Novara" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giovanni Angelo Pellegrini		 Bishop of Gravina
1568-1574 		Succeeded by
Gastone Ettore Paganelli
Preceded by
Fulvio Giulio della Corgna		 Bishop of Perugia
1574-1579 		Succeeded by
Vincenzo Ercolano
Preceded by
Pomponio Cotta		 Bishop of Novara
1579-1583 		Succeeded by
Gaspare Visconti
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