Giovanni Delfino (bishop of Brescia)

Giovanni Delfino (30 May 1529 – 1 May 1584) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brescia (1579–1584),[1] Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor (1571–1577), and Bishop of Torcello (1563–1579).[2]

Most Reverend

Giovanni Delfino
Bishop of Brescia
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Brescia
In office1579–1584
PredecessorDomenico Bollani
SuccessorGianfrancesco Morosini
Personal details
Born30 May 1529
Velence, Italy
Died1 May 1584
Brescia, Italy
NationalityItalian
Previous postBishop of Torcello (1563–1579)

Biography

Giovanni Delfino was born in Velence, Italy on 30 May 1529.[3][4] On 3 January 1563, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Torcello.[2][3] On 29 May 1571, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius V as Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor, a position he held until December 1577.[3] On 26 August 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Brescia.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Brescia until his death on 1 May 1584in Brescia, Italy.[1][3]

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of Lambert Gruter, Bishop of Wiener Neustadt (1574) and the principal co-consecrator of Tommaso Sperandio Corbelli, Bishop of Trogir (1567).[3]

References
  1. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 140. (in Latin)
  2. Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 315. (in Latin)
  3. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Giovanni Delfino". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
  4. Chow, Gabriel. "Bishop Giovanni Delfino". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 16, 2018. [self-published]
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Girolamo Foscari		 Bishop of Torcello
1563–1579		 Succeeded by
Carlo Pisani
Preceded by
 Apostolic Nuncio to Emperor
1571–1577		 Succeeded by
Orazio Malaspina
Preceded by
Domenico Bollani		 Bishop of Brescia
1579–1584		 Succeeded by
Gianfrancesco Morosini


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.