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Eustache Fontana

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Most Reverend

Eustache Fontana
Bishop of Andros
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Andros
In office1602–1611
PredecessorBonaventura Bellemo
SuccessorNicolaus Righi
Orders
Consecration18 August 1602
by Girolamo Bernerio
Personal details
Died1611
Andros, Greece

Eustache Fontana, O.P. (died 1611) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Andros (1602–1611).[1][2][3]

Biography

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Eustache Fontana was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[1] On 12 August 1602, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Andros.[1] On 18 August 1602, he was consecrated bishop by Girolamo Bernerio, Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, with Aurelio Novarini, Bishop of San Marco, and Agostino Quinzio, Bishop of Korčula, serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Bishop of Andros until his death in 1611.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Bishop Eustache Fontana, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Andros" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Diocese of Andros" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Andros
1602–1611
Succeeded by