Francesco Bossi

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

Francesco Bossi (1525 - 18 Sep 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][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Biography

Francesco Bossi was born in Milan in 1525.^[1] On 2 Aug 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Gravina.^[1] On 28 Aug 1568, he was consecrated bishop by Otto Truchseß von Waldburg, Bishop of Augsburg.^[1] On 5 May 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia.^[1] On 21 Oct 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara.^[1] He served as Bishop of Novara until his death on 18 Sep 1583.^[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ottavio Santacroce, Bishop of Cervia (1576), and Ottaviano Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia) (1584).^[1]

References

1. "Bishop Francesco Bossi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
2. "Diocese of Gravina" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 20, 2016
3. "Diocese of Gravina" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved March 20. 2016
4. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
6. "Diocese of Novara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
7. "Diocese of Novara" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016