Brande Castiglioni

Brande Castiglioni or Branda Castiglioni (1415–1487) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Como (1415–1487).[1]

Most Reverend Brande Castiglioni
Bishop of Como
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Como
In office	1415–1487
Predecessor	Lazzaro Scarampi
Successor	Antonio Trivulzio (seniore)
Orders
Consecration	19 October 1466 by Guillaume d'Estouteville
Personal details
Born	1415 Milan, Italy
Died	1487 (age 72) Como, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biography

Brande Castiglioni was born in Milan, Italy in 1415.[2] On 8 October 1466, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul II as Bishop of Como.[1][2] On 19 October 1466, he was consecrated bishop by Guillaume d'Estouteville, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri, with Philippe de Lévis, Archbishop of Arles, and Jean L'Espervier, Bishop of Saint-Malo, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Como until his death on 16 July 1487.[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1914). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. II (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 140.
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Brande Castiglioni". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Como". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Como (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}