Biagio Proto de Rossi

Most Reverend Biagio Proto de Rossi
Archbishop of Messina
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Archdiocese of Messina
In office	1626–1646
Predecessor	Andrea Mastrillo
Successor	Simone Carafa Roccella
Personal details
Born	1578 Patti, Italy
Died	7 April 1646 (age 68) Milazzo, Italy
Nationality	Italian

Biago Proto de Rubeis or Biagio Proto de Rossi (1578 – 7 April 1646) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Messina (1626–1646).

Biagio Proto de Rossi was born in Patti, Italy in 1578. On 20 July 1626, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Archbishop of Messina. He served as Archbishop of Messina until his death on 7 April 1646 in Milazzo.

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

and the principal co-consecrator of:

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