Caesar Busdragus or Cesare Busdrago (died October 1585) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

Archbishop of Chieti The Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto (; ; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church which received that name in 1986, when the two separate dioceses, which had been governed by one and the same bishop, were united in one diocese. The diocese ...

(1578–1585) and

Bishop of Alessano The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alessano () was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, located in the city of Alessano, in the province of Lecce, part of Apulia region of south-east Italy. On 28 June 1818, it was suppressed to the Diocese of Ugento.

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Biography

On 1 October 1574, Caesar Busdragus was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Gregory XIII Pope Gregory XIII (, , born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake ...

. On 11 August 1578, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as

. He served as Archbishop of Chieti until his death in October 1585.

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