Giuseppe de Lazzara was born in Rome, Italy in 1626.^[2] On 23 March 1676, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement X as Bishop of Alife.^[1][2] On 19 April 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Gasparo Carpegna, Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Giacomo Buoni, Bishop of Montefeltro, serving as co-consecrators.^[2] He served as Bishop of Alife until his death on 2 March 1702.^[1][2]

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

• Fabrizio Cianci, Bishop of Guardialfiera (1689);
• Laurent Buti (Buzzi), Bishop of Carpentras (1691); and
• Sebastiano Perissi, Bishop of Nocera de' Pagani (1692).

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Alife-Caiazzo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}