Giuseppe Ferrerio was born in
Savona,
Italy in 1554. On 15 March 1593, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement VIII as
Titular Archbishop of
Colossae and
Coadjutor Archbishop of Urbino. In 1597, he succeeded to the bishopric. He served as Archbishop of Urbino until his death on 16 March 1610. ==Episcopal succession==