Alessandro Centurione
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Alessandro Centurione (died 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Genoa (1591–1596).
Biography
Alessandro Centurione was born in Genoa, Italy. On 9 August 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Archbishop of Genoa. On 22 September 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Antonmaria Sauli, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Domenico Grimaldi, Archbishop of Avignon, and Francesco Cornaro (iuniore), Bishop of Treviso, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Genoa until his resignation in 1596. He died in Ravenna, Italy in 1605.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Archbishop Juan Santisteban de Falces, Archbishop of Brindisi (1605).
External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Cheney, David M. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. . GCatholic.org. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
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| Preceded byAntonmaria Sauli | Archbishop of Genoa 1591–1596 | Succeeded byMatteo Rivarola |