Costanzo Zani

Most Reverend Costanzo Zani
Bishop of Imola
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Imola
In office	1672–1694
Predecessor	Francesco Maria Ghislieri
Successor	Taddeo Luigi dal Verme
Orders
Consecration	18 Sep 1672 by Cesare Facchinetti
Personal details
Born	1622 Rome, Italy
Died	16 Jun 1694 (age 72)

Costanzo Zani, O.S.B. (1622–1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Imola (1672–1694).[1]

Biography

Costanzo Zani was born in Rome, Italy in 1622 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 12 Sep 1672, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Imola.[1][2] On 18 Sep 1672, he was consecrated bishop by Cesare Facchinetti, Bishop of Spoleto.[2] He served as Bishop of Imola until his death on 16 Jun 1694.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

• Pietro Francesco Orsini de Gravina, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1675);
• Domenico Menna, Bishop of Minori (1683);
• Vincenzo Maria Durazzo, Bishop of Savona (1683);
• Ferdinando de Rojas, Bishop of Vigevano (1683);
• Bartolomeo Rosa, Bishop of Lavello (1688);
• Domenico Morelli (bishop), Bishop of Lucera (1688);
• Alessandro Avio, Bishop of Pesaro (1688);
• Alfonso de Aloysio, Bishop of Squillace (1688);
• Francesco Verde, Bishop of Vico Equense (1688); and
• Giovanni Battista Costa, Bishop of Sagone (1688).

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 227–228. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Costanzo Zani, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Imola". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Imola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^[self-published]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Francesco Maria Ghislieri	Bishop of Imola 1672–1694	Succeeded by Taddeo Luigi dal Verme