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