title: Francesco Bossi
text: # Francesco Bossi
  
  Francesco Bossi (1525 – 18 September 1583) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1579–1583), Bishop of Perugia (1574–1579), and Bishop of Gravina (1568–1574).
  
  ## Biography
  
  Francesco Bossi was born in Milan in 1525. On 2 August 1568, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Bishop of Gravina. On 28 August 1568, he was consecrated bishop by Otto Truchseß von Waldburg, Bishop of Augsburg. On 5 May 1574, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Perugia. On 21 October 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Novara. He served as Bishop of Novara until his death on 18 September 1583.
  
  While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Ottavio Santacroce, Bishop of Cervia (1576), and Ottaviano Paravicini, Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia) (1584).
  
  