Ernesto Fontana
Ernesto Fontana | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Crema | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Crema |
| In office | 18 May 1894 – 4 November 1910 |
| Predecessor | Francesco Sabbia |
| Successor | Bernardo Pizzorno |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1 April 1854 |
| Consecration | 24 May 1894 by Lucido Parocchi[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1830 |
| Died | 4 November 1910 (aged 80) |
Ernesto Fontana (7 October 1830 – 4 November 1910) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who was a seminary teacher, Rector of the Pontifical Lombard Seminary from 1878 to 1894, and Bishop of Crema from 1894 to 1910.
Biography
Ernesto Fontana was born on 7 October 1830 in Milan, Italy. He was ordained a priest on 1 April 1854.
He taught moral theology at the Major Seminary of Milan. He served as Rector of the Pontifical Lombard Seminary in Rome from 1878 to 1894.[2] He was named a consultor to the Sacred Congregation of the Index and a member of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas.[3]
On 18 May 1894, Pope Leo XIII named him Bishop of Crema.[3] He received his episcopal consecration in the Seminary chapel on 24 May 1894 from Cardinal Lucido Maria Parocchi.[2]
Fontana died on 4 November 1910 at the age of 80.[4]
References
- ↑ "Bishop Ernesto Fontana". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- 1 2 "Il Pontificio Seminario Lombardo nel centenario della fondazione" (PDF) (in Italian). Rome. 1965. pp. 23–31, 118, 127. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
A cura di Ottavio Cavalleri e Giuse ppe Scabini
- 1 2 "Notizie". Le missioni cattoliche rivista quindicinale (in Italian): 243. 1894. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ↑ Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). Vol. II. 1910. p. 893. Retrieved 16 June 2020.