Costanzo Zani

17th-century Catholic bishop

Most Reverend

Costanzo Zani

Bishop of Imola
Church| Catholic Church
Diocese| Diocese of Imola
In office| 1672–1694
Predecessor| Francesco Maria Ghislieri
Successor| Taddeo Luigi dal Verme
Orders
Consecration| 18 Sep 1672
by Cesare Facchinetti
Personal details
Born| 1622

Rome, Italy

Died| 16 Jun 1694 (age 72)

Costanzo Zani, O.S.B. (1622–1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Imola (1672–1694).[1]

## Biography[edit]

Costanzo Zani was born in Rome, Italy in 1622 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Benedict.[2] On 12 Sep 1672, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Imola.[1][2] On 18 Sep 1672, he was consecrated bishop by Cesare Facchinetti, Bishop of Spoleto.[2] He served as Bishop of Imola until his death on 16 Jun 1694.[1][2]

## Episcopal succession[edit]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

* Pietro Francesco Orsini de Gravina, Archbishop of Manfredonia (1675);
* Domenico Menna, Bishop of Minori (1683);
* Vincenzo Maria Durazzo, Bishop of Savona (1683);
* Ferdinando de Rojas, Bishop of Vigevano (1683);
* Bartolomeo Rosa, Bishop of Lavello (1688);
* Domenico Morelli (bishop), Bishop of Lucera (1688);
* Alessandro Avio, Bishop of Pesaro (1688);
* Alfonso de Aloysio, Bishop of Squillace (1688);
* Francesco Verde, Bishop of Vico Equense (1688); and
* Giovanni Battista Costa, Bishop of Sagone (1688).

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. pp. 227–228. (in Latin)
2. ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Costanzo Zani, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]

## External links and additional sources[edit]

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

Catholic Church titles

Preceded by

Francesco Maria Ghislieri

|  Bishop of Imola
1672–1694  | Succeeded by

Taddeo Luigi dal Verme

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