Giovanni Battista Falesi

Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Falesi
Bishop of Mottola
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Mottola
In office 1638–1648
Predecessor Tommaso d'Ancora
Successor Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Mottola)
Orders
Consecration 24 January 1638
by Francesco Maria Brancaccio
Personal details
Born 1587
Naples, Italy
Died 1648
Mottola, Italy
Nationality Italian

Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P. (1587–1648) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Mottola (1638–1648).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Falesi was born in Naples, Italy in 1587 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.[2] On 15 January 1638, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Mottola.[1][2] On 24 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli, with Alfonso Gonzaga, Titular Archbishop of Rhodus, and Biago Proto de Rubeis, Archbishop of Messina, serving as co-consecrators.[2] He served as Bishop of Mottola until his death in 1648.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 250. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Falesi, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Mottola (Motula)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Titular Episcopal See of Mottola (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Tommaso d'Ancora		 Bishop of Mottola
1638–1648		 Succeeded by
Tommaso d'Aquino (bishop of Mottola)
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