Cosimo Dossena

Bishop Cosimo Dossena, B. (1547 – 12 March 1620) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tortona from 1612 to 1620.^[1]

Most Reverend Cosimo Dossena
Bishop of Tortona
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Tortona
In office	1612–1620
Predecessor	Maffeo Gambara
Successor	Paolo Arese
Orders
Consecration	4 March 1612 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Born	1547 Pavia, Italy
Died	12 March 1620 (age 73) Tortona, Italy

Biography

Cosimo Dossena was born in Pavia in 1547 and ordained a priest in the Clerics Regular of Saint Paul.^[1] On 27 February 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Tortona.^[1] On 4 March 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia, Bishop Emeritus of Castro del Lazio, and Antonio Seneca, Bishop of Anagni, serving as co-consecrators.^[1] He served as Bishop of Tortona until his death on 12 March 1620.^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Cosimo Dossena, B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Tortona". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Tortona (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Maffeo Gambara	Bishop of Tortona 1612–1620	Succeeded by Paolo Arese