Alessandro Porro Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Alessandro Porro
Bishop of Bobbio
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Bobbio
Term:1650–1660
Predecessor:Francesco Maria Abbiati
Successor:Bartolomeo Capra
Consecration:21 Dec 1650
Consecrated By:Marcantonio Franciotti
Birth Date:1600
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Death Date:15 Sep 1660 (age 60)

Alessandro Porro, C.R. (1600–1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bobbio (1650–1660).

Biography

Alessandro Porro was born in 1600 in Milan, Italy and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.On 5 Dec 1650, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Bobbio.On 21 Dec 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Gasparo Cecchinelli, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone, and Giovanni Tommaso Pinelli, Bishop of Molfetta, serving as co-consecrators.He served as Bishop of Bobbio until his death on 15 Sep 1660.

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