Alfonso Rossetti Explained

Type:	Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:	Most Reverend
Alfonso Rossetti
Bishop of Ferrara
Church:	Catholic Church
Diocese:	Diocese of Ferrara
Term:	1563–1577
Predecessor:	Luigi d'Este
Successor:	Paolo Leoni
Death Date:	25 February 1577
Previous Post:	Bishop of Comacchio (1559–1563)

Alfonso Rossetti (died 1577) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ferrara (1563–1577)^[1] and Bishop of Comacchio (1559–1563).^[2]

Biography

On 22 October 1548, Alfonso Rossetti was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Coadjutor Bishop of Comacchio.^{[3] [4]} He succeeded to the bishopric on 21 December 1559.On 8 October 1563, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Ferrara.He served as Bishop of Ferrara until his death on 25 February 1577.

External links and additional sources

• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Comacchio . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Cheney . David M.. Diocese of Comacchio (-Pomposa) . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)
• Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Diocese of Comacchio . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)

Notes and References

1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Konrad Eubel

   . Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 196. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)

2. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Konrad Eubel

   . Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Konrad Eubel. III. 173. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)

3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Alfonso Rossetti . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Bishop Alfonso Rossetti. GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.