Francesco Gonzaga (bishop of Mantua)

Venerable

Francesco Gonzaga
Bishop of Mantua
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
In office1593–1620
PredecessorAlessandro Andreasi
SuccessorVincenzo Agnello Suardi
Previous post(s)Apostolic Nuncio to France (1596–1599)
Bishop of Cefalù (1587–1593)
Bishop of Pavia (1593)
Orders
Consecration15 November 1587
by Alessandro Andreasi
Personal details
Died2 March 1620
Mantua, Italy

Francesco Gonzaga O.F.M. Obs. (died 2 March 1620) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mantua (1593–1620), Apostolic Nuncio to France (1596–1599), Bishop of Pavia (1593), and Bishop of Cefalù (1587–1593).[1][2]

  1. ^ Eubel, Konrad (1923). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. pp. 163 and 269. (in Latin)
  2. ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. pp. 230 and 273. (in Latin)