Most Reverend Francesco Bossi | |
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Bishop of Novara | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Novara |
In office | 1579–1583 |
Predecessor | Pomponio Cotta |
Successor | Gaspare Visconti |
Orders | |
Consecration | 28 August 1568 by Otto Truchseß von Waldburg |
Personal details | |
Born | 1525 |
Died | 18 September 1583 (age 58) Novara, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Previous post(s) |
Bishop of Gravina (1568–1574) Bishop of Perugia (1574–1579) |
Francesco Bossi (1525 – 18 September 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1579–1583), Bishop of Perugia (1574–1579), and Bishop of Gravina (1568–1574). [1]
Francesco Bossi was born in Milan in 1525. [2] [3] On 2 August 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Gravina. [1] [2] On 28 August 1568, he was consecrated bishop by Otto Truchseß von Waldburg, Bishop of Augsburg. [2] On 5 May 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia. [1] [2] On 21 October 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara. [1] [2] He served as Bishop of Novara until his death on 18 September 1583. [2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ottavio Santacroce, Bishop of Cervia (1576), and Ottaviano Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia) (1584). [2]