About Cosimo Dossena
Lived 1547 – 1620 (aged 72–73). Cosimo Dossena was a catholic priest, catholic bishop and bishop.
Bishop Cosimo Dossena, B. (1547 – 12 March 1620) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tortona from 1612 to 1620.
Biography Cosimo Dossena was born in Pavia in 1547 and ordained a priest in the Clerics Regular of Saint Paul. On 27 February 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Tortona. On 4 March 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia, Bishop Emeritus of Castro del Lazio, and Antonio Seneca, Bishop of Anagni, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Tortona until his death on 12 March 1620.
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Who was Cosimo Dossena?
Catholic bishop (1547–1620)
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Cosimo Dossena was born in 1547 in Pavia.
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Cosimo Dossena died on 12 March 1620 in Tortona.
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Cosimo Dossena was a catholic priest, catholic bishop and bishop.
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