Francesco Gonzaga (bishop of Mantua)

Francesco Gonzaga OFM (died 2 March, 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1593-1620), Bishop of Pavia (1593), and Bishop of Cefalù (1587-1593).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Francesco Gonzaga was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor.^[1] On 26 Oct 1587, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Bishop of Cefalù.^[1] On 15 Nov 1587, he was consecrated bishop by Alessandro Andreasi, Bishop of Mantova, with Jacopo Roveglio, Bishop of Feltre, and Matteo Brumani, Titular Bishop of Nicomedia, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] On 29 Jan 1593, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Pavia.^[1] On 30 Apr 1593, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Mantova.^[1] He served as Bishop of Mantova until his death on 2 Mar 1620.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Juan Corrionero, Bishop of Catania (1589); Carlo Bescapè, Bishop of Novara (1593); and François Martinengo, Bishop of Nice (1600).^[1]

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