Ambrogio Torriano (died 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Como (1666–1679).
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Biography
Ambrogio Torriano was born in the village of Indovero in the
comune of
Casargo,
Italy.
In the papal consistory of 15 December 1666 he was appointed by
Pope Alexander VII
Pope Alexander VII ( it, Alessandro VII; 13 February 159922 May 1667), born Fabio Chigi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 April 1655 to his death in May 1667.
He began his career as a vice- papal legate, an ...
as
Bishop of Como.
On 21 December 1666 he was
consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
bishop by
Benedetto Odescalchi
Pope Innocent XI ( la, Innocentius XI; it, Innocenzo XI; 16 May 1611 – 12 August 1689), born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 to his death on August 12, 1689.
Poli ...
,
Cardinal-Priest of
Sant'Onofrio, with
Giacomo de Angelis
Giacomo de Angelis (1610–1695) was a Roman Catholic cardinal.
Biography
On 3 Oct 1660, he was consecrated bishop Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina.
Episcopal succession
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator
A co ...
,
Archbishop of Urbino
The Archdiocese of Urbino-Urbania-Sant'Angelo in Vado ( la, Archidioecesis Urbinatensis-Urbaniensis-Sancti Angeli in Vado) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Province of Pesaro and Urbino in the ...
, and
Marco Galli,
Bishop of Rimini, serving as
co-consecrators
A consecrator is a bishop who ordains someone to the episcopacy. A co-consecrator is someone who assists the consecrator bishop in the act of ordaining a new bishop.
The terms are used in the canon law of the Catholic Church, Lutheran Churches, ...
.
He served as Bishop of Como until his death on 9 October 1679.
References
External links and additional sources
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Alexander VII
1679 deaths
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