Bishop Giovanni Fontana †

Deceased

Bishop of Ferrara, Italy

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1537¹		Born
11 Sep 1589	52.6	Appointed	Coadjutor Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
11 Sep 1589	52.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina
11 Sep 1589	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina
7 Aug 1590	53.5	Succeeded	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy
5 Jul 1611	74.5	Died	Bishop of Ferrara, Italy

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain

MicroData Summary
Giovanni Fontana
Bishop Giovanni Fontana
(born 1537, died 5 Jul 1611)
Bishop of Ferrara

Event Place
Birth Place Vignola
Ordained Bishop Duomo, Cathedral, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}

a bishop for 21.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Gaspare Visconti †
Archbishop of Milano {Milan}
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Girolamo Ragazzoni †
Bishop of Bergamo
Bishop Ludovico Taverna †
Bishop of Lodi

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Gaspare Visconti † (1584)
Archbishop of Milano {Milan}
Tolomeo Cardinal Gallio †
Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agata de’ Goti

Principal Consecrator of:
Archbishop Alfonso Paleotti † (1591)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Orazio Giraldi † (1592)
Bishop Camillo Beccio, O.S.A. † (1599)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Vignola
Ordained Bishop	Duomo, Cathedral, Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/144969
VIAF: 64954104
WikiData: Q3767250

Source(s):

ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 199, Number 16,201
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 196, and Page 258
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1589, Number 15
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 87, Number 7,242

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a bishop for 21.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Archbishop Gaspare Visconti † Archbishop of Milano {Milan} Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Girolamo Ragazzoni † Bishop of Bergamo Bishop Ludovico Taverna † Bishop of Lodi
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Archbishop Gaspare Visconti † (1584) Archbishop of Milano {Milan} Tolomeo Cardinal Gallio † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Principal Consecrator of: Archbishop Alfonso Paleotti † (1591) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Orazio Giraldi † (1592) Bishop Camillo Beccio, O.S.A. † (1599)