Giuseppe Rottario Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giuseppe Rottario
Bishop of Alba
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Alba
Term:1697–1720
Predecessor:Gerolamo Ubertino Provana
Successor:Francesco Vasco
Ordination:23 Mar 1681
Consecration:8 Apr 1697
Consecrated By:Domenico Maria Corsi
Birth Date:25 Sep 1657
Birth Place:Vicia, Italy
Death Date:4 Nov 1720 (age 63)

Giuseppe Rottario or Giuseppe Roverio (1657–1720) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alba (1697–1720).

Biography

Giuseppe Rottario was born om 25 Sep 1657 in Vicia, Italy and ordained a priest on 23 Mar 1681.On 27 Mar 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Alba.On 8 Apr 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Maria Corsi, Bishop of Rimini, with Carlo Loffredo, Archbishop of Bari, and Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola, Bishop of Cartagena, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Alba until his death on 4 Nov 1720.

External links and additional sources