Maurizio Bertone

Maurizio Bertone, C.R.S. (1639–1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fossano (1678–1701).[1]

Most Reverend Maurizio Bertone
Bishop of Fossano
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1678–1701
Predecessor	Ottaviano della Rovere
Successor	Cristoforo Lorenzo Baratta
Orders
Consecration	12 April 1678 by Carlo Pio di Savoia
Personal details
Born	6 May 1639 Chieri, Italy
Died	27 November 1701 (age 62)

Biography

Maurizio Bertone was born in Chieri, Italy on 6 May 1639 and ordained a priest in the Ordo Clericorum Regularium a Somascha.[2] On 28 March 1678, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Fossano.[1][2] On 12 April 1678, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Priest of San Crisogono, with Domenico Gianuzzi, Titular Bishop of Dioclea in Phrygia, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Fossano until his death on 27 November 1701.[1][2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of François Hyacinthe Valperga di Masino, Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (1687).[2]

References

1. Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 205. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Maurizio Bertone, C.R.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Fossano". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Fossano (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Ottaviano della Rovere	Bishop of Fossano 1678–1701	Succeeded by Cristoforo Lorenzo Baratta