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Most Reverend Alessandro Centurione
Archbishop of Genoa
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Genoa
In office	1591–1596
Predecessor	Antonmaria Sauli
Successor	Matteo Rivarola
Personal details
Born	Genoa, Italy
Died	1605 (1606) Ravenna, Italy

Alessandro Centurione (died 1605) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Genoa (1591–1596).

Biography

Alessandro Centurione was born in Genoa, Italy. On 9 August 1591, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Archbishop of Genoa. On 22 September 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Antonmaria Sauli, Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, with Domenico Grimaldi, Archbishop of Avignon, and Francesco Cornaro (iuniore), Bishop of Treviso, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Archbishop of Genoa until his resignation in 1596. He died in Ravenna, Italy in 1605.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Archbishop Juan Santisteban de Falces, Archbishop of Brindisi (1605).

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Nunciature to Naples". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Genova {Genoa}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Genova (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}