On 3 December 1640, Giovanni de Rossi was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Urban VIII as
Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante. On 9 December 1640, he was consecrated bishop by
Giulio Cesare Sacchetti,
Cardinal-Priest of
Santa Susanna, with
Leonardo Mocenigo,
Archbishop of Candia, and
Lelio Falconieri,
Titular Archbishop of
Thebae, serving as co-consecrators. On 10 July 1645, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent X as
Bishop of Chiron. On 10 November 1653, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as
Bishop of Ossero. He served as Bishop of Ossero until his death in 1667. == References ==