Alessandro Rossi (bishop of Ariano)

Most Reverend Alessandro Rossi
Bishop of Ariano
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Ariano
In office	1650–1656
Predecessor	Andrés Aguado de Valdés
Successor	Luis Morales (bishop)
Orders
Consecration	24 February 1650 by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born	1589 Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died	August 1656 (age 67) Ariano, Kingdom of Naples
Nationality	Italian

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. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 94–95. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Alessandro Rossi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Ariano Irpino–Lacedonia". GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Andrés Aguado de Valdés	Bishop of Ariano 1650–1656	Succeeded by Luis Morales (bishop)