Ottaviano della Rovere,
B. (1615–1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Fossano
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Fossano ( la, Dioecesis Fossanensis) is in Piedmont, in the Province of Cuneo. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin. (1675–1677).
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Biography
Ottaviano della Rovere was born in
Asti
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,
Italy
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in 1615 and ordained a priest in the
Clerics Regular of St. Paul
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.
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On 17 June 1675, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement X as
Bishop of Fossano
The Italian Catholic Diocese of Fossano ( la, Dioecesis Fossanensis) is in Piedmont, in the Province of Cuneo. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Turin. .
On 23 June 1675, he was
consecrated
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bishop by
Francesco Barberini,
Cardinal-Bishop
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of
Ostia e Velletri
The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia is an ecclesiastical territory located within the Metropolitan City of Rome in Italy. It is one of the seven suburbicarian dioceses. The incumbent Bishop is cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. Since ...
.
He served as Bishop of Fossano until his death in October 1677.
References
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17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement X
People from Asti
1615 births
1677 deaths
Barnabite bishops
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