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Ambrogio Torriano

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Most Reverend

Ambrogio Torriano
Bishop of Como
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Como
In office1666–1679
PredecessorLazzaro Carafino
SuccessorCarlo Stefano Anastasio Ciceri
Orders
Consecration15 Dec 1666
by Benedetto Odescalchi
Personal details
BornIndovero, Casargo, Italy
Died9 Oct 1679

Ambrogio Torriano (died 1679) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Como (1666–1679).[1]

Biography

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Ambrogio Torriano was born in the village of Indovero in the comune of Casargo, Italy.[2] In the papal consistory of 15 December 1666 he was appointed by Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Como.[1][2] On 21 December 1666 he was consecrated bishop by Benedetto Odescalchi, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio, with Giacomo de Angelis, Archbishop of Urbino, and Marco Galli, Bishop of Rimini, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Como until his death on 9 October 1679.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 158. (in Latin)
  2. ^ a b c d Cheney, David M. "Bishop Ambrogio Torriano". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.[self-published source]
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Como
1666–1679
Succeeded by