Andrea de Rossi (archbishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Andrea de Rossi
Archbishop of Rossano
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Archdiocese of Rossano
Term:1688–1696
Predecessor:Girolamo Compagnone
Successor:Andrea Deodati
Consecration:8 June 1688
Consecrated By:Galeazzo Marescotti
Birth Date:15 July 1644
Birth Place:Serre, Campania
Death Date:30 October 1696
Death Place:Rossano, Italy

Andrea de Rossi, C.R. (15 July 1644 – 30 October 1696) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Rossano (1688–1696).[1] [2]

Biography

Andrea de Rossi was born in Serre, Campania and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 31 May 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Rossano. On 8 June 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Pietro de Torres, Archbishop of Dubrovnik, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Rossano until his death on 30 October 1696.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. 335. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdrossian.html "Archbishop Andrea de Rossi, C.R."