Alessandro Gallo (died 4 March 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Massa Lubrense (1632–1645).
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Biography
On 24 November 1632, Alessandro Gallo was appointed by
Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII (; ; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal terri ...
as
Bishop of Massa Lubrense.
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On 8 December 1632, he was consecrated bishop by
Giovanni Battista Pamphili,
Cardinal-Priest
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of Sant’Eusebio with
Tommaso Cellesi,
Archbishop of Dubrovnik, and
Celso Zani
Celso Zani, O.F.M., also Giuliano Zani (born 1580) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Città della Pieve (1625–1629). ,
Bishop of Città della Pieve
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, as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Massa Lubrense until his death on 4 March 1645.
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of
Girolamo Martini,
Bishop of Ugento
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(1637).
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1645 deaths
17th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Urban VIII
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