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Most Reverend

Giovanni Battista Costanzo
Archbishop of Cosenza
ChurchCatholic Church
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Cosenza
In office1591–1617
PredecessorGiovanni Evangelista Pallotta
SuccessorPaolo Emilio Santori
Orders
Consecration21 April 1591
by Giulio Antonio Santorio
Personal details
Died1617
Cosenza, Italy

Giovanni Battista Costanzo (died 1617) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Cosenza (1591–1617).[1][2][3]

Biography

On 5 April 1591, Giovanni Battista Costanzo was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIV as Archbishop of Cosenza.[1] On 21 April 1591, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Leonard Abel, Titular Bishop of Sidon and Giovanni Battista Santorio, Bishop of Tricarico serving as co-consecrators.[1] He served as Archbishop of Cosenza until his death in 1617.[1] While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Francesco Monaco, Bishop of Martirano (1592); and Decio Caracciolo Rosso, Archbishop of Bari (1606).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Archbishop Giovanni Battista Costanzo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  2. ^ "Archdiocese of Cosenza-Bisignano" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cosenza–Bisignano" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Archbishop of Cosenza
1591–1617
Succeeded by