Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P. (8 September 1632 – 14 April 1719) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hvar (1693–1704).^[1]

Biography

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta was born in Brixien on 8 September 1632 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers on 18 December 1655.^[1] On 8 June 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Hvar.^[1] On 14 June 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] He served as Bishop of Hvar until his resignation on 1 April 1704.^[1] He died on 14 April 1719.^[1]

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Martinengo, Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (1711).^[1]

References

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Hvar (-Brac e Vis)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Hvar–Brač–Vis (Croatia)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)^{self-published}