Francesco Gonzaga, C.R. (1602 – 18 December 1673) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nola (1657–1673) and Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia (1633–1657).^[1][2]

Francesco Gonzaga was born in 1602 and ordained a priest in the Congregation of Clerics Regular of the Divine Providence.^[2] On 21 February 1633, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Cariati e Cerenzia.^[1][2] On 24 February 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Marcello Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio.^[2] On 17 December 1657, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Nola.^[1][2] He served as Bishop of Nola until his death on 18 December 1673.^[2]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:^[2]

• Fabrizio Savelli, Archbishop of Salerno (1642); and
• Pietro Jerónimo Martínez y Rubio, Archbishop of Palermo (1657).

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