Giuseppe Rottario
# Giuseppe Rottario

'Giuseppe Rottario or Giuseppe Roverio (1657–1720) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alba (1697–1720).

## Biography

Giuseppe Rottario was born om 25 Sep 1657 in Vicia, Italy and ordained a priest on 23 Mar 1681. On 27 Mar 1697, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Alba. On 8 Apr 1697, he was consecrated bishop by Domenico Maria Corsi, Bishop of Rimini, with Carlo Loffredo, Archbishop of Bari, and Miguel Antonio de Benavides y Piedrola, Bishop of Cartagena, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Alba until his death on 4 Nov 1720.

