Church Catholic Church Successor Giambattista Milani Predecessor Federico Cornaro | In office 1577-1592 Died 1592, Bergamo, Italy | |
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo | ||
Gerolamo Ragazzoni (1537 – 5 March 1592) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bergamo (1577-1592), Apostolic Nuncio to France (1583-1586), Bishop of Novara (1476-1577), Apostolic Administrator of Kisamos (1572-1576), and Coadjutor Bishop of Famagusta (1561).
Biography
Gerolamo Ragazzoni was born in Venice, Italy in 1537. On 15 January 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Coadjutor Bishop of Famagusta. On 10 December 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Apostolic Administrator of Kisamos. On 19 September 1576, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara. On 19 July 1577, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Bergamo. In 1583, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Apostolic Nuncio to France. In 1586, he resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to France. He served as Bishop of Bergamo until his death on 5 March 1592. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of François de La Rochefoucauld, Bishop of Clermont (1585); and the principal co-consecrator of Alessandro Maria Sauli, Bishop of Aleria (1570), and Giovanni Fontana, Coadjutor Bishop of Ferrara (1589).