Marco Morosini

Most Reverend

Marco Morosini
Bishop of Brescia
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1645–1654
PredecessorVincenzo Giustiniani (bishop of Brescia)
SuccessorPietro Vito Ottoboni
Previous post(s)Bishop of Treviso (1639–1645)
Orders
Consecration9 October 1639
by Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro
Personal details
Born1605
Venice, Italy
Died4 October 1654 (age 49)

Marco Morosini (1605–1654) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brescia (1645–1654)[1] and Bishop of Treviso (1639–1645).[2]

Biography

Marco Morosini was born in 1605 in Venice, Italy.[3][4] On 3 October 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Treviso.[2][3] On 9 October 1639, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro, Patriarch of Venice, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Carlo Carafa, Bishop of Aversa, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 31 July 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Brescia.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Brescia until his death on 4 October 1654.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 121. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 329. (in Latin)
  3. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Marco Morosini". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. ^ Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Marco Morosini". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Treviso
1639–1645 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Brescia
1645–1654 		Succeeded by


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