Benedetto Ala Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Benedetto Ala
Archbishop of Urbino
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Urbino
Term:1610–1620
Predecessor:Giuseppe Ferrerio
Successor:Ottavio Accoramboni
Consecration:9 May 1610
Consecrated By:Michelangelo Tonti
Birth Place:Cremona, Italy
Death Date:27 Apr 1620

Benedetto Ala (died 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Urbino (1610–1620).

Biography

Benedetto Ala was born in Cremona, Italy.On 5 May 1610, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Archbishop of Urbino.On 9 May 1610, he was consecrated bishop by Michelangelo Tonti, Bishop of Cesena, with Metello Bichi, Bishop Emeritus of Sovana, and Alessandro Borghi, Bishop Emeritus of Sansepolcro, serving as co-consecrators.He served as Archbishop of Urbino until his death on 27 Apr 1620.

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