Francesco Bossi

Francesco Bossi (1525 – 18 September 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1579–1583), Bishop of Perugia (1574–1579), and Bishop of Gravina (1568–1574).^[1]

Most Reverend Francesco Bossi
Bishop of Novara
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Novara
In office	1579–1583
Predecessor	Pomponio Cotta
Successor	Gaspare Visconti
Orders
Consecration	28 August 1568 by Otto Truchseß von Waldburg
Personal details
Born	1525 Milan, Italy
Died	18 September 1583 (age 58) Novara, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Gravina (1568–1574) Bishop of Perugia (1574–1579)

Biography

Francesco Bossi was born in Milan in 1525.^[2]^[3] On 2 August 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Gravina.^[1]^[2] On 28 August 1568, he was consecrated bishop by Otto Truchseß von Waldburg, Bishop of Augsburg.^[2] On 5 May 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia.^[1]^[2] On 21 October 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara.^[1]^[2] He served as Bishop of Novara until his death on 18 September 1583.^[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ottavio Santacroce, Bishop of Cervia (1576), and Ottaviano Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia) (1584).^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 205, 261, and 272. (in Latin)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Bossi". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}
^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francesco Bossi". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Gravina". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Gravina (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Novara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Novara (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Giovanni Angelo Pellegrini	Bishop of Gravina 1568–1574	Succeeded by Gastone Ettore Paganelli
Preceded by Fulvio Giulio della Corgna	Bishop of Perugia 1574–1579	Succeeded by Vincenzo Ercolano
Preceded by Pomponio Cotta	Bishop of Novara 1579–1583	Succeeded by Gaspare Visconti

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