Alfonso Gonzaga

Most Reverend
Alfonso Gonzaga
Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
Church Catholic Church
Predecessor Ascanio I Piccolomini
Successor Karl Kaspar von Leyen-Hohengeroldseck
Orders
Consecration 18 April 1621
by Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini
Personal details
Born 1588
Novellara, Italy
Died 1649 (age 60)
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Nationality Italian

Alfonso Gonzaga (died 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1621-1649).[1][2][3]

Biography

Alfonso Gonzaga was born in Novellara, Italy in 1588.[1] On 17 March 1621, Alfonso Gonzaga was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus.[1] On 18 April 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere.[1] He served as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus until his death in 1649 in Reggio Emilia, Italy.[1]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:[1]

and the principal co-consecrator of:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Archbishop Alfonso Gonzaga" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. "Rhodus (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. "Archbishop Alfonso Gonzaga" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Ascanio I Piccolomini
Titular Archbishop of Rhodus
1621-1649
Succeeded by
Karl Kaspar von Leyen-Hohengeroldseck
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