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Andrea de Rossi (archbishop)

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Church
  
Catholic Church

Predecessor
  
Girolamo Compagnone

In office
  
1688–1696

Successor
  
Andrea Deodati

Consecration
  
8 June 1688 by Galeazzo Marescotti

Died
  
30 October 1696, Rossano, Italy

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati

Andrea de Rossi, C.R. (15 July, 1644 – 30 October, 1696) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Rossano (1688–1696).

Biography

Andrea de Rossi was born in Serre, Campania and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence. On 31 May 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Archbishop of Rossano. On 8 June 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Pietro de Torres, Archbishop of Dubrovnik, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Rossano until his death on 30 October 1696.

References

Andrea de Rossi (archbishop) Wikipedia