title: Girolamo Foscari
text: # Girolamo Foscari
  
  Girolamo Foscari (1505–1563) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Torcello (1526–1563).
  
  ## Biography
  
  Girolamo Foscari was born in Venice, Italy in 1505. On 16 May 1526, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Torcello. On 1 May 1542, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Beccari, Bishop of Shkodrë, with Giorgio Andreasi, Bishop of Chiusi, and Livio Podocathor, Archbishop of Nicosia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Torcello until his death on 2 Jan 1563.
  
  