Cornelio Musso

Title page of Musso’s "Comment. in epist. ad Romanos" (Venice, 1588) Cornelio Musso (or Cornelius) (1511–1574) was an Italian Friar Minor Conventual, Bishop of Bitonto (1544–1574), Bishop of Bertinoro (1541–1544), and prominent at the Council of Trent. He was, perhaps, the most renowned orator of his day, styled the "Italian Demosthenes". Returning to ancient patristic models, he raised the homily to a high form of perfection.

Biography Musso was born at Piacenza. On 14 Nov 1541, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Bertinoro. Sisto Diuzioli, Bishop of Carinola (1572); and the principal co-consecrator of: Gian Antonio Fassano, Titular Bishop of Christopolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Monreale; Giovanni Antonio Lazzari, Bishop of Amelia (1572); Jakob Feucht, Titular Bishop of Athyra and Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg (1572); Giulio Fioretti, Bishop of Chiron (1572); and César Alamagna Cardona, Bishop of Cava de' Tirreni (1572).