18th-century Italian Catholic bishop
Alessandro Croce (1650–1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cremona (1697–1704).[1]
Biography
Alessandro Croce was born in Milan, Italy on 3 July 1650 and ordained a priest on 19 September 1676.[2]
On 2 December 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Cremona.[1][2]
On 8 December 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Baldassare Cenci (seniore), Archbishop of Fermo, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators.[2]
He served as Bishop of Cremona until his death on 23 September 1704.[2]
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