Giovanni de Rossi (bishop)

Most Reverend Bishop Giovanni de Rossi
Bishop of Ossero
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ossero
In office	1653-1667
Predecessor	Antonius de Verita
Successor	Matthieu Scrivanelli
Orders
Consecration	9 Dec 1640 by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Personal details
Died	1667 Osor, Croatia
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Giovanni de Rossi (died 1667) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ossero (1653-1667), Bishop of Chiron (1645-1653), and Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante (1640-1645).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

On 3 Dec 1640, Giovanni de Rossi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante.^[1] On 9 Dec 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna, with Leonardo Mocenigo, Archbishop of Candia, and Lelio Falconieri, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 10 Jul 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Chiron.^[1] On 10 Nov 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Ossero.^[1] He served as Bishop of Ossero until his death in 1667.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Giovanni de Rossi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 25, 2016
2. "Diocese of Ossero (Osor)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016
3. "Titular Episcopal See of Osor" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved June 16, 2016
4. "Diocese of Chiron" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 16, 2016
5. "Titular Episcopal See of Chersonesus in Creta" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved June 16, 2016
6. "Diocese of Cefalonia e Zante" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
7. "Titular Episcopal See of Kefalonia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016