Giulio Cesare Bergera

Most Reverend Giulio Cesare Bergera
Archbishop of Turin
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Turin
In office	1643–1660
Predecessor	Antonio Provana
Successor	Michele Beggiami
Orders
Consecration	1 March 1643 by Ciriaco Rocci
Personal details
Born	1595 Turin, Italy
Died	1660 (age 65)

Giulio Cesare Bergera or Giulio Cesare Barbera (1595–1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Turin (1643–1660).

Biography

Giulio Cesare Bergera was born in 1595 in Turin, Italy. On 23 February 1643, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Turin. On 1 March 1643, he was consecrated bishop by Ciriaco Rocci, Cardinal-Priest of San Salvatore in Lauro, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus and Lelio Falconieri, Titular Archbishop of Thebaes, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Turin until his death in 1660.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

• Michele Beggiami (Beggiamo), Bishop of Mondovi (1656);
• Filiberto Milliet de Faverges, Bishop of Aosta (1656); and
• Filiberto Alberto Bailly, Bishop of Aosta (1659).

External links and additional sources

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