Bishop Cosimo Dossena, B. (1547 – 12 March 1620) was a Catholic prelate who served as

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Biography

Cosimo Dossena was born in Pavia in 1547 and ordained a priest in the Clerics Regular of Saint Paul. On 27 February 1612, he was appointed during the papacy of

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. On 4 March 1612, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini,

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, with Giovanni Ambrogio Caccia, Bishop Emeritus of Castro del Lazio, and

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, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Tortona until his death on 12 March 1620.

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