Giovanni de Rossi (bishop)


Giovanni de Rossi was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ossero, Bishop of Chiron, and Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante.

Biography

On 3 December 1640, Giovanni de Rossi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante. On 9 December 1640, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna, with Leonardo Mocenigo, Archbishop of Candia, and Lelio Falconieri, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, serving as co-consecrators. On 10 July 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Chiron. On 10 November 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Ossero. He served as Bishop of Ossero until his death in 1667.