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Ludovico Gonzaga (bishop)
Ludovico Gonzaga
was a
Roman Catholic
prelate
who served as
Bishop of Alba
.
Biography
Ludovico
Gonzaga was born in
Mantua, Italy
in 1588.
On
12 August
1619
, he was
appointed
during the papacy of
Pope Paul V
as Bishop of Alba.
On
18 August
1619, he was
consecrated bishop
by
Benedetto Giustiniani
,
Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
, with
Ulpiano Volpi
,
Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti
, and
Vincenzo Agnello Suardi
,
Coadjutor
Bishop of Mantova
, serving as
co-consecrators
.
He served as Bishop of Alba until his
death
in
1632
.