Most Reverend Marco Morosini | |
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Bishop of Brescia | |
Church | Catholic Church |
In office | 1645–1654 |
Predecessor | Vincenzo Giustiniani (bishop of Brescia) |
Successor | Pietro Vito Ottoboni |
Orders | |
Consecration | 9 October 1639 by Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro |
Personal details | |
Born | 1605 |
Died | 4 October 1654 (age 49) |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Treviso (1639–1645) |
Marco Morosini (1605–1654) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brescia (1645–1654)[1] and Bishop of Treviso (1639–1645).[2]
Marco Morosini was born in 1605 in Venice, Italy.[3][4] On 3 October 1639, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Treviso.[2][3] On 9 October 1639, he was consecrated bishop by Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro, Patriarch of Venice, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Carlo Carafa, Bishop of Aversa, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 31 July 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Brescia.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Brescia until his death on 4 October 1654.[1][3]