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Alessandro Mazza

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Most Reverend
Alessandro Mazza
Bishop of Fossombrone
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Fossombrone
In office 1569–1575
Predecessor Lodovico Ardinghelli
Successor Orazio Montegranelli
Orders
Consecration 17 April 1569
by Giulio della Rovere
Personal details
Died Padua

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, 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. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 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. Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Back to citation occurrence 2.3 "Bishop Alessandro Mazza", Catholic-Hierarchy.org, David M. Cheney, 9 October 2022, retrieved 7 November 2022