Alessandro Borghi (bishop)
Most Reverend Alessandro Borghi | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Sansepolcro | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sansepolcro |
| In office | 1598–1605 |
| Predecessor | Niccolò Tornabuoni |
| Successor | Girolamo Incontri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1559 |
| Died | 9 August 1613 (age 54) Sansepolcro, Italy |
Alessandro Borghi (1559 – 9 August 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sansepolcro (1598–1605).[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
Alessandro Borghi was born in Modigliana, Italy in 1559.[3] On 22 June 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Sansepolcro.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Sansepolcro until his resignation in December 1605.[3] He died on 9 August 1613.[3]
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]
- Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona, Titular Archbishop of Colossae (1607);
- Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop of Chieti (1609);
- Francesco Mottini, Bishop of Brugnato (1609);
- Antonio Cesonio, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1609);
- Benedetto Ala, Archbishop of Urbino (1610);
- Luca Semproni, Bishop of Città di Castello (1610);
- Rodolfo Paleotti, Bishop of Imola (1611);
- Francesco Piccolomini (bishop), Bishop of Grosseto (1611);
- Guillaume d'Hugues, Archbishop of Embrun (1612); and
- Denis-Simon de Marquemont, Archbishop of Lyon (1612).
References
- ^ a b Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 143. (in Latin)
- ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 134. (in Latin)
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop Alessandro Borghi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 24, 2017
- ^ "Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Sansepolcro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
