Paolo Arese

Bishop Paolo Arese, C.R. (1574 – 14 June 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tortona (1620–1644).[1][2]

Most Reverend Paolo Arese
Bishop Emeritus of Tortona
Church	Catholic Church
In office	1620–1644
Predecessor	Cosimo Dossena
Successor	Giovanni Francesco Fossati
Orders
Consecration	20 September 1620 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Personal details
Died	14 June 1644 Tortona, Italy

Biography

Paolo Arese was born in 1574 to the House of Arese and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.[2] On 20 July 1620, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Tortona.[1][2] On 20 September 1620, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Attilio Amalteo, Titular Archbishop of Athenae, and Paolo De Curtis, Bishop Emeritus of Isernia serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Tortona until his resignation in 1644.[2] He died soon after on 14 June 1644.[2]

References

1. Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 174. (in Latin)
2. "Bishop Paolo Arese, C.R." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016

External links and additional sources

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