Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta

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Most Reverend

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta
Bishop of Hvar
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Hvars
In office1693–1704
PredecessorGerolamo Priuli
SuccessorRaimondo Asperti
Orders
Ordination18 Dec 1655
Consecration14 Jun 1693
by Marcantonio Barbarigo
Personal details
Born8 Sep 1632
Brixien
Died14 Apr 1719

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P. (1632–1719) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hvar (1693–1704).[1][2][3]

Biography

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta was born in Brixien on 8 Sep 1632 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers on 18 Dec 1655.[1][3] On 8 Jun 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Hvar.[1][3] On 14 Jun 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Barbarigo, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone, with Ercole Domenico Monanni, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Hvar until his resignation on 1 Apr 1704.[1] He died on 14 Apr 1719.[1] While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Martinengo, Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (1711).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bishop Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 7, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b c d "Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Hvar
1693–1704
Succeeded by