Alvise Michiel was born in 1513 to Maffio, a Venetian of noble family. He was appointed bishop of Split on 19 July 1566, and consecrated
Bishop by
Giovanni Delfino (bishop of
Torcello) on 17 November 1566 in the church of
San Michele in Isola. On 3 August 1575 he obtained the appointment of a
coadjutor bishop. In 1580 he was taken to trial charged by the
Republic of Venice of embezzlement in acting as executor of a will, but the
Holy See fiercely protected him, excommunicating the prosecutor and asking for a formal apology from the Republic. Since 1575 Alvise Michiel retired to
Venice, where he died on 25 September 1582. == References ==