Most Reverend Alessandro Croce | |
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Bishop of Cremona | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Cremona |
In office | 1697–1704 |
Predecessor | Lodovico Septala |
Successor | Carlo Ottaviano Guasco |
Orders | |
Ordination | 19 September 1676 |
Consecration | 8 December 1697 by Baldassare Cenci (seniore) |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 July 1650 |
Died | 23 September 1704 (age 54) Cremona, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Alessandro Croce (1650–1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cremona (1697–1704). [1]
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]