Giovanni Francesco Zagordo (died 1599) was a
Roman Catholic
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prelate who served as
Bishop of Belcastro The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina. (1598–1599)
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Bishop of Città Ducale
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(1593–1598).
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Biography
On 7 April 1593, Giovanni Francesco Zagordo was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII
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Born in Fano, Papal States to a prominen ...
as
Bishop of Città Ducale
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On 23 February 1598, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as
Bishop of Belcastro The Diocese of Belcastro (Latin: ''Dioecesis Bellicastrensis'') in the town of Belcastro in the province of Catanzaro, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. In 1828, it was suppressed to the Archdiocese of Santa Severina. .
He served as Bishop of Belcastro until his death in 1599.
See also
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Catholic Church in Italy
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16th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops
Bishops appointed by Pope Clement VIII
1599 deaths
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