Giovanni Fontana (1537 – 5 July 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ferrara (1590–1611) ''(in Latin)'' and

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of ''Nicopolis in Palaestina'' (1589–1590). ''(in Latin)''

Biography

Giovanni Fontana was born in

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in 1537. On 11 September 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Coadjutor Bishop of Ferrara and

of '' Nicopolis in Palaestina'' On 11 September 1589, he was consecrated bishop by

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, with

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, Bishop of Bergamo, and Ludovico Taverna, Bishop of Lodi, serving as co-consecrators. On 7 August 1590, he succeeded as Bishop of Ferrara. He served as Bishop of Ferrara until his death on 5 July 1611. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso Paleotti, Coadjutor

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(1591); and the principal co-consecrator of

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(1592), and Camillo Beccio,

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(1599)

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* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops 17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Bishops appointed by Pope Sixtus V 1537 births 1611 deaths {{17C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub