Alessandro Borghi (bishop)

Alessandro Borghi (1559 – 9 August 1613) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Sansepolcro (1598–1605).[1][2][3][4][5]

Most Reverend Alessandro Borghi
Bishop of Sansepolcro
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Sansepolcro
In office	1598–1605
Predecessor	Niccolò Tornabuoni
Successor	Girolamo Incontri
Personal details
Born	1559 Modigliana, Italy
Died	9 August 1613 (age 54) Sansepolcro, Italy

Biography

Alessandro Borghi was born in Modigliana, Italy in 1559.[3] On 22 June 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Sansepolcro.[1][2][3] He served as Bishop of Sansepolcro until his resignation in December 1605.[3] He died on 9 August 1613.[3]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[3]

• Guido Bentivoglio d'Aragona, Titular Archbishop of Colossae (1607);
• Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop of Chieti (1609);
• Francesco Mottini, Bishop of Brugnato (1609);
• Antonio Cesonio, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (1609);
• Benedetto Ala, Archbishop of Urbino (1610);
• Luca Semproni, Bishop of Città di Castello (1610);
• Rodolfo Paleotti, Bishop of Imola (1611);
• Francesco Piccolomini (bishop), Bishop of Grosseto (1611);
• Guillaume d'Hugues, Archbishop of Embrun (1612); and
• Denis-Simon de Marquemont, Archbishop of Lyon (1612).

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 143. (in Latin)
2. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 134. (in Latin)
3. "Bishop Alessandro Borghi" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 24, 2017
4. "Diocese of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
5. "Diocese of Sansepolcro" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Niccolò Tornabuoni	Bishop of Sansepolcro 1598–1605	Succeeded by Girolamo Incontri