Alexander Sforza

Most Reverend
Alexander Sforza
Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto
Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy
Church Catholic Church
In office 1695–1701
Successor Pompeio Aldrovandi
Orders
Consecration 19 June 1695
by Galeazzo Marescotti
Personal details
Born 6 August 1658
Viterbo, Italy
Died 8 Apr 1701 (age 42)
Nationality Italian

Alexander Sforza or Alessandro Sforza (1658–1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto (1695–1701) and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1695–1701).[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Alexander Sforza was born in Viterbo, Italy on 6 August 1658.[2][3] On 13 June 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto.[1][2][3] On 19 June 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators.[2][3] On 24 Jun 1695, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy.[2] He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy until his death on 8 Apr 1701.[1][2][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Michel-Gabriel Rossillon de Bernex, Bishop of Genève (1697).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 284. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Archbishop Alexander Sforza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 21, 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Archbishop Alexander Sforza" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 21, 2016
  4. ↑ "Titular Metropolitan See of Neocæsarea in Ponto" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 21, 2016
  5. ↑ "Neocaesarea in Ponto (Titular See)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 21, 2016
  • Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Savoy". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
 Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto
1695–1701		 Succeeded by
Pompeio Aldrovandi
Preceded by
Ferdinando Strozza		 Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy
1695–1701		 Succeeded by
Alessandro Francesco Codebò
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