Most Reverend Alfonso Gonzaga |
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Titular Archbishop of Rhodus | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Predecessor | Ascanio I Piccolomini |
Successor | Karl Kaspar von Leyen-Hohengeroldseck |
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Consecration | 18 April 1621 by Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini |
Personal details | |
Born | 1588 Novellara, Italy |
Died | 1649 (age 60) Reggio Emilia, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Alfonso Gonzaga (died 1649) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus (1621-1649).
Alfonso Gonzaga was born in Novellara, Italy in 1588. On 17 March 1621, Alfonso Gonzaga was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus. On 18 April 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Bonifazio Bevilacqua Aldobrandini, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere. He served as Titular Archbishop of Rhodus until his death in 1649 in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:
and the principal co-consecrator of: