Most Reverend Girolamo Foscari | |
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Bishop of Torcello | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Diocese of Torcello |
In office | 1526–1563 |
Predecessor | Stefan Teglatije |
Successor | Giovanni Delfino |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1 May 1542 by Antonio Beccari |
Personal details | |
Born | 1505 |
Died | 2 Jan 1563 (age 58) Torcello, Italy |
Girolamo Foscari (1505–1563) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Torcello (1526–1563). [1] [2]
Girolamo Foscari was born in Venice, Italy in 1505. [2] On 16 May 1526, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Torcello. [1] [2] On 1 May 1542, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Beccari, Bishop of Shkodrë, with Giorgio Andreasi, Bishop of Chiusi, and Livio Podocathor, Archbishop of Nicosia, serving as co-consecrators. [2] He served as Bishop of Torcello until his death on 2 Jan 1563. [1] [2]