Giuseppe Rottario


Giuseppe Rottario or 'Giuseppe Roverio was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alba.

Biography

Giuseppe Rottario was born om 25 Sep 1657 in Vicia, Italy and ordained a priest on 23 Mar 1681.
On 27 Mar 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Alba.
On 8 Apr 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Maria Corsi, Bishop of Rimini, with Carlo Loffredo, Archbishop of Bari, and Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola, Bishop of Cartagena, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Alba until his death on 4 Nov 1720.