Eustache Fontana,
O.P. (died 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Andros (1602–1611).
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Biography
Eustache Fontana was ordained a priest in the
Order of Preachers.
On 12 August 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII as
Bishop of Andros.
On 18 August 1602, he was consecrated bishop by
Girolamo Bernerio
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. (1540 – 5 August 1611) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
Bernerio was born in Corregio. He served as Bishop of Ascoli Piceno from 1586 until his resignation in 1605. He was ...
,
Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, with
Aurelio Novarini,
Bishop of San Marco, and
Agostino Quinzio,
Bishop of Korčula, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Andros until his death in 1611.
References
17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Republic of Venice
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
1611 deaths
Dominican bishops
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