Bishop Gianfrancesco Sormani †

Deceased

Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1522¹		Born
6 Mar 1566	44.1	Appointed	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
12 Mar 1566	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
1601²	79.0	Died	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy

Note(s): ¹ Year Uncertain ; ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Gianfrancesco Sormani
(VIAF: 44019528; WikiData: Q5558093)
Bishop Gianfrancesco Sormani (born 1522, died 1601) Bishop of Montefeltro

Event Place
Birth Place Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Bishop Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place Rimini, Diocese of Rimini
Buried Place (Original) Franciscan, Church, Montemaggio di San Leo, Diocese of Montefeltro

a bishop for 34.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
St. Charles Cardinal Borromeo †
Archbishop of Milano {Milan}
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Archbishop Leonardo Marini, O.P. †
Archbishop of Lanciano
Bishop Bartolomeo Capranica †
Bishop of Carinola (Calina)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

St. Charles Cardinal Borromeo † (1563)
Archbishop of Milano {Milan}
Giovanni Antonio Cardinal Serbelloni † (1557)
Bishop of Novara
Giovanni Angelo Cardinal de’ Medici † (1546)
Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio
Bishop Filippo Archinto †
Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Franjo Župan, O.F.M. Conv. † (1579)
Bishop Cesare Benedetti † (1586)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Milano, Archdiocese of Milano {Milan}
Ordained Bishop	Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica, Roma, Diocese of Roma {Rome}
Death Place	Rimini, Diocese of Rimini
Buried Place (Original)	Franciscan, Church, Montemaggio di San Leo, Diocese of Montefeltro

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 195
b: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1566, Number 7*
ob/c2+: AT, 1 Feb 2021
d: CB, 2 Feb 2021
ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 247, Number 20,563

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a bishop for 34.8 years	Principal Consecrator: St. Charles Cardinal Borromeo † Archbishop of Milano {Milan} Principal Co-Consecrators: Archbishop Leonardo Marini, O.P. † Archbishop of Lanciano Bishop Bartolomeo Capranica † Bishop of Carinola (Calina)
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: St. Charles Cardinal Borromeo † (1563) Archbishop of Milano {Milan} Giovanni Antonio Cardinal Serbelloni † (1557) Bishop of Novara Giovanni Angelo Cardinal de’ Medici † (1546) Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio Bishop Filippo Archinto † Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro)	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Franjo Župan, O.F.M. Conv. † (1579) Bishop Cesare Benedetti † (1586)