Ludovico Gonzaga (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Ludovico Gonzaga
Bishop of Alba
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Alba
Term:1619–1632
Predecessor:Vincenzo Agnello Suardi
Successor:Giovanni Francesco Gandolfo
Consecration:18 August 1619
Consecrated By:Benedetto Giustiniani
Birth Date:1588
Birth Place:Mantua, Italy
Death Date:1632 (age 44)
Death Place:Alba, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Ludovico Gonzaga (1588–1632) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alba (1619–1632).[1] By birth, he was member of the House of Gonzaga.

Biography

Ludovico Gonzaga was born in Mantua, Italy in 1588 as the son of Marchese Prospero Gonzaga di Luzzara (1543-1614) and his wife, Isabella Gonzaga di Sabbioneta and Bozzolo (b. 1555).[2] On 12 August 1619, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Alba.On 18 August 1619, he was consecrated bishop by Benedetto Giustiniani, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina, with Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti, and Vincenzo Agnello Suardi, Coadjutor Bishop of Mantova, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Alba until his death in 1632.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 75. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Ludovico Gonzaga . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.