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Giovanni Fontana (1537 – 5 July 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ferrara (1590–1611) ^[1] and Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina (1589–1590). ^[2]

Biography

Giovanni Fontana was born in Vignola, Italy in 1537. ^[3] On 11 September 1589, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Sixtus V as Coadjutor Bishop of Ferrara and Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Palaestina ^{[3] [4]} On 11 September 1589, he was consecrated bishop by Gaspare Visconti, Archbishop of Milan, with Gerolamo Ragazzoni, Bishop of Bergamo, and Ludovico Taverna, Bishop of Lodi, serving as co-consecrators. ^[3] On 7 August 1590, he succeeded as Bishop of Ferrara. ^[3] He served as Bishop of Ferrara until his death on 5 July 1611. ^[3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Alfonso Paleotti, Coadjutor Archbishop of Bologna (1591); and the principal co-consecrator of Orazio Giraldi, Bishop of Comacchio (1592), and Camillo Beccio, Bishop of Acqui (1599) ^[3]

References

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nicopolis in Palaestina (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Nicopolis in Armenia (Turkey)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{self-published}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Archdiocese of Ferrara–Comacchio (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{self-published}

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