Paolo Arese

Bishop Paolo Arese, C.R. (1574 – 14 June 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tortona (1620–1644).[1][2]

Most Reverend

Paolo Arese
Bishop Emeritus of Tortona
ChurchCatholic Church
In office1620–1644
PredecessorCosimo Dossena
SuccessorGiovanni Francesco Fossati
Orders
Consecration20 September 1620
by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Died14 June 1644
Tortona, Italy

Biography

Paolo Arese was born in 1574 to the House of Arese and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 20 July 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Tortona.[1][2] On 20 September 1620, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Attilio Amalteo, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Paolo De Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Tortona until his resignation in 1644.[2] He died soon after on 14 June 1644.[2]

References

  1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 174. (in Latin)
  2. "Bishop Paolo Arese, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Cosimo Dossena
Bishop of Tortona
1620–1644
Succeeded by
Giovanni Francesco Fossati


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