Giovanni de Rosso (died 1493) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Alatri The former Italian Catholic diocese of Alatri existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Anagni-Alatri. (1478–1493).
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Biography
On 14 Jan 1478, Giovanni de Rosso was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV ( it, Sisto IV: 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484), born Francesco della Rovere, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 to his death in August 1484. His accomplishments as pope include ...
as
Bishop of Alatri The former Italian Catholic diocese of Alatri existed until 1986, when it was united into the diocese of Anagni-Alatri. .
["Bishop Giovanni de Rosso"]
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He served as Bishop of Alatri until his death in 1493.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
Martin Johann Lintfari,
Bishop of Žemaičiai
Bishops of Samogitia, Samogitian diocese (now a part of Lithuania) from 1417 to 1926.
The seat of the diocese was in Varniai/Medininkai until 1864, when it was moved to Kaunas. It was liquidated in 1926 by Pope Pius XI when the archdiocese of ...
(1492) .
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15th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus IV
1493 deaths
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