Giovanni Rosa (died 1448) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Mazara del Vallo
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Mazara del Vallo ( la, Dioecesis Mazariensis) is in far western Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo.
Biography
Giovanni Rosa was ordained a priest in the
Order of Friars Minor
The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachi ...
. In 1415, he was appointed by
Pope Gregory XII
Pope Gregory XII ( la, Gregorius XII; it, Gregorio XII; – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario," or Correr, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was oppose ...
as
Bishop of Mazara del Vallo
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Mazara del Vallo ( la, Dioecesis Mazariensis) is in far western Sicily. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo.Matteo da Gimara,
Bishop of Agrigento
The Italian Catholic Archdiocese of Agrigento ( la, Archidioecesis Agrigentina), in Sicily, was elevated to archiepiscopal status in 2000.