Girolamo Foscari Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Girolamo Foscari
Bishop of Torcello
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Torcello
Term:1526–1563
Predecessor:Stefan Teglatije
Successor:Giovanni Delfino
Consecration:1 May 1542
Consecrated By:Antonio Beccari
Birth Date:1505
Birth Place:Venice, Italy
Death Date:2 Jan 1563 (age 58)
Death Place:Torcello, Italy

Girolamo Foscari (1505–1563) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Torcello (1526–1563).[1] [2]

Biography

Girolamo Foscari was born in Venice, Italy in 1505.On 16 May 1526, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Torcello.On 1 May 1542, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Beccari, Bishop of Shkodrë, with Giorgio Andreasi, Bishop of Chiusi, and Livio Podocathor, Archbishop of Nicosia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Torcello until his death on 2 Jan 1563.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 315. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfoscg.html "Bishop Girolamo Foscari"