Giovanni Fontana (bishop of Ferrara)

Most Reverend
Giovanni Fontana
Bishop of Ferrara
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Ferrara
In office 1590–1611
Predecessor Paolo Leoni
Successor Giambattista Leni
Orders
Consecration 11 September 1589
by Gaspare Visconti
Personal details
Born 1537
Vignola, Italy
Died 5 July 1611 (age 74)
Ferrara, Italy

Giovanni Fontana (1537 – 5 July 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ferrara (1590–1611)[1] and Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina (1589–1590).[2]

Biography

Giovanni Fontana was born in Vignola, Italy in 1537.[3] On 11 September 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Coadjutor Bishop of Ferrara and Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina[3][4] On 11 September 1589, he was consecrated bishop by Gaspare Visconti, Archbishop of Milan, with Gerolamo Ragazzoni, Bishop of Bergamo, and Ludovico Taverna, Bishop of Lodi, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 7 August 1590, he succeeded as Bishop of Ferrara.[3] He served as Bishop of Ferrara until his death on 5 July 1611.[3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso Paleotti, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bologna (1591); and the principal co-consecrator of Orazio Giraldi, Bishop of Comacchio (1592), and Camillo Beccio, Bishop of Acqui (1599)[3]

References

  1. ↑ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 196. (in Latin)
  2. ↑ Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 258. (in Latin)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Fontana". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ↑ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Giovanni Fontana". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Nicopolis in Palaestina (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Nicopolis in Armenia (Turkey)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Jean Doroz		 Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina
1589–1590		 Succeeded by
François de Sales
Preceded by
Paolo Leoni		 Bishop of Ferrara
1590–1611		 Succeeded by
Giambattista Leni
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