Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi

Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi
Bishop of Novara
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Diocese of Novara
In office 1688–1713
Predecessor Giuseppe Maria Maraviglia
Successor Giberto Bartolomeo Borromeo
Orders
Ordination 4 April 1665
Consecration 8 June 1688
by Carlo Pio di Savoia
Personal details
Born 1644
Milan, Italy
Died 10 August 1713
Novara, Italy
Nationality Italian

Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, B. (1644 – 10 August 1713) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1688–1713).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi was born in Milan, Italy in 1644 and ordained a priest in the Clerics Regular of Saint Paul on 4 April 1665.[2] On 31 May 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Novara.[1][2] On 8 June 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina.[2] He served as Bishop of Novara until his death on 10 August 1713.[1][2]

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus (1952). HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Patavii: Messagero di S. Antonio. p. 293. (in Latin)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  • Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Novara". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
  • Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Novara (Italy)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Giuseppe Maria Maraviglia
Bishop of Novara
1688–1713
Succeeded by
Giberto Bartolomeo Borromeo


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