Giambattista Visconti
Most Reverend Giambattista Visconti | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Teramo | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | 1609–1638 |
| Predecessor | Vincenzo Bugiatti da Montesanto |
| Successor | Girolamo Figini-Oddi |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 29 March 1609 by Giovanni Garzia Mellini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 11 May 1638 Teramo, Italy |
Giambattista Visconti, O.S.A. (died 11 May 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Teramo (1609–1638).[1]
Biography
Giambattista Visconti was born in Milan, Italy and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.[2] On 16 March 1609, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Teramo.[2] On 29 March 1609, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Bishop of Imola, with Ottavio Belmosto, Bishop Emeritus of Aleria, and Antonio d'Aquino, Bishop of Sarno serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Teramo, until his death on 11 May 1638.[2]
While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Giovanni Dominico Giaconi, Bishop of Guardialfiera (1617); and Giovanni Michele de Varolis, Bishop of Cefalonia e Zante (1625).[2]
References
- ^ Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 88.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ a b c d e Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giambattista Visconti, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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External links and additional sources
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Teramo-Atri". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) (for Chronology of Bishops) - Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Teramo-Atri (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
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