Giovanni Battista Brescia

Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Brescia
Bishop of Vicenza
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Vicenza
In office 1655–1660
Predecessor Marcantonio Bragadin
Successor Giuseppe Civran
Orders
Consecration 4 July 1655
by Marcantonio Bragadin
Personal details
Died 1660
Vicenza, Italy

Giovanni Battista Brescia (died 1660) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Vicenza (1655–1660).[1]

Biography

On 14 June 1655, Giovanni Battista Brescia was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Vicenza.[1][2] On 4 July 1655, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Bragadin, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco, with Pier Luigi Carafa (bishop), Bishop of Tricarico, and Girolamo Farnese, Titular Archbishop of Patrae, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Vicenza until his death in 1660.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 368. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Brescia". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Vicenza". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Vicenza". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Marcantonio Bragadin
Bishop of Vicenza
1655–1660
Succeeded by
Giuseppe Civran
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