Ambrogio Torriano Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Ambrogio Torriano
Bishop of Como
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Como
Term:1666–1679
Predecessor:Lazzaro Carafino
Successor:Carlo Stefano Anastasio Ciceri
Consecration:15 Dec 1666
Consecrated By:Benedetto Odescalchi
Birth Date:Indovero, Casargo, Italy
Death Date:9 Oct 1679

Ambrogio Torriano (died 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Como (1666–1679).[1]

Biography

Ambrogio Torriano was born in the village of Indovero in the comune of Casargo, Italy.[2] In the papal consistory of 15 December 1666 he was appointed by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Como.On 21 December 1666 he was consecrated bishop by Benedetto Odescalchi, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio, with Giacomo de Angelis, Archbishop of Urbino, and Marco Galli, Bishop of Rimini, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Como until his death on 9 October 1679.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 158. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Ambrogio Torriano . Catholic-Hierarchy.org.