Francesco Bossi

Francesco Bossi (1525 – 18 September 1583) was a Roman

Most Reverend
Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1579–1583),
Bishop of Perugia (1574–1579), and Bishop of Gravina (1568– Francesco Bossi
1574).[1] Bishop of Novara
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Novara
Contents In office 1579–1583
Biography Predecessor Pomponio Cotta
See also Successor Gaspare Visconti
References Orders
External links and additional sources Consecration 28 August 1568
by Otto Truchseß
von Waldburg
Biography Personal details

Francesco Bossi was born in Milan in 1525.[2][3] On 2 August 1568, Born 1525
he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Milan, Italy
Gravina.[1][2] On 28 August 1568, he was consecrated bishop by Died 18 September 1583
Otto Truchseß von Waldburg, Bishop of Augsburg.[2] On 5 May (age 58)
1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Novara, Italy
Bishop of Perugia.[1][2] On 21 October 1579, he was appointed
Nationality Italian
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 Previous Bishop of Gravina
1583.[2] post (1568–1574)
Bishop of Perugia
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ottavio (1574–1579)
Santacroce, Bishop of Cervia (1576), and Ottaviano Paravicini,
Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia) (1584).[2]

See also
Catholic Church in Italy

References
1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (http
s://archive.org/details/hierarchiacathol03eube) (second ed.). Münster: Libreria
Regensbergiana. pp. 205 (https://archive.org/details/hierarchiacathol03eube/page/205), 261,
and 272. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Francesco Bossi" (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bbossif.
html). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
3. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Francesco Bossi" (http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/nova0.ht
m#25255). GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
External links and additional sources
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Gravina" (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dg228.html).
Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Gravina (Italy)" (http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/grav2.ht
m). GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve" (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.or
g/diocese/dpcdp.html). Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of
Bishops) [self-published]
Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve (Italy)" (http://www.gcath
olic.org/dioceses/diocese/peru0.htm). GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for
Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Novara" (http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dnova.html).
Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Novara (Italy)" (http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/nova0.ht
m). GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]

Catholic Church titles

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

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