About Ascanio Castagna
Lived 1567 – 1627 (aged 59–60). Ascanio Castagna was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Ascanio Castagna (1567 – 16 December 1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isola (1622–1627).
Biography Ascanio Castagna was born in Turin, Italy in 1567. On 8 August 1622, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Isola. On 11 September 1622, he was consecrated bishop by Ottavio Bandini, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, with Ulpiano Volpi, Bishop of Novara, and Alessandro Guidiccioni (iuniore), Bishop of Lucca, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Isola until his death on 16 December 1627.
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Who was Ascanio Castagna?
17th-century Italian Catholic bishop
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Ascanio Castagna was born in 1567 in Turin.
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Ascanio Castagna died on 16 December 1627 in Isola di Capo Rizzuto.
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Ascanio Castagna was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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