Most Reverend Alexander Sforza | |
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Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1695–1701 |
Successor | Pompeio Aldrovandi |
Orders | |
Consecration | 19 June 1695 by Galeazzo Marescotti |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 August 1658 |
Died | 8 Apr 1701 (age 42) |
Nationality | Italian |
Alexander Sforza or Alessandro Sforza (1658–1701) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto (1695–1701) and Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy (1695–1701). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Alexander Sforza was born in Viterbo, Italy on 6 August 1658. [2] [3] On 13 June 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto. [1] [2] [3] On 19 June 1695, he was consecrated bishop by Galeazzo Marescotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Sperello Sperelli, Bishop of Terni, serving as co-consecrators. [2] [3] On 24 Jun 1695, he was named Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy. [2] He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy until his death on 8 Apr 1701. [1] [2] [3]
While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Michel-Gabriel Rossillon de Bernex, Bishop of Genève (1697). [2]