About Girolamo Melzi
Lived 1599 – 1672 (aged 72–73). Girolamo Melzi was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Girolamo Melzi (1599–1672) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1659–1672).
Biography Girolamo Melzi was born in 1599 and ordained a priest on 21 Sep 1659. On 22 Sep 1659, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Pavia. On 16 Nov 1659, he was consecrated bishop by Giacomo Corradi, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina, with Marco Antonio Tomati, Bishop Emeritus of Bitetto, and Marcantonio Oddi, Bishop of Perugia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Pavia until his death on 29 Sep 1672.
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17th-century Roman Catholic bishop
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Girolamo Melzi was born in 1599 in Milan.
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Girolamo Melzi died on 29 September 1672 in Pavia.
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Girolamo Melzi was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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