Giorgio Cornaro (bishop of Treviso)

Giorgio Cornaro (1524–1578) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Treviso (1538–1577) and Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1561–1565).[1]

Most Reverend Giorgio Cornaro
Bishop of Treviso
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Treviso
In office	1538–1577
Predecessor	Francesco Pisani
Successor	Francesco Cornaro (iuniore)
Orders
Consecration	1552 by Francesco Pisani
Personal details
Born	26 February 1524 Venice, Italy
Died	1578 (age 53) Treviso, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Previous post	Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (1561–1565)

Biography

Giorgio Cornaro was born in Venice, Italy on 26 February 1524.[2] In 20 February 1538, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Treviso.[1][2] On 1552, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Pisani, Bishop of Padua.[2] On 13 January 1561, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence.[2] On 8 February 1565, he resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Florence.[2] He served as Bishop of Treviso until his resignation on 29 November 1577.[1][2] He died in 1578.[2]

References

1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 309. (in Latin)
2. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giorgio Cornaro". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. ^{[self-published]}

External links and additional sources

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