Alessandro Numai (1440 – August 1485) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Bishop of Forlì A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

(1470–1485). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Alessandro Numai was born in 1440 in

Forlì Forlì ( , ; rgn, Furlè ; la, Forum Livii) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. It is the central city of Romagna. The city is situated along the Via E ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. On 9 May 1470, he was appointed

Pope Paul II Pope Paul II ( la, Paulus II; it, Paolo II; 23 February 1417 – 26 July 1471), born Pietro Barbo, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 August 1464 to his death in July 1471. When his maternal uncle Eugene IV ...

. He served as Bishop of Forlì until his death in Aug 1485.

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15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Paul II 1440 births 1485 deaths Bishops of Forlì {{15C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub