Andrea Giustiniani Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Andrea Giustiniani
Bishop of Isola
Church:Catholic Church
Term:1614–1617
Predecessor:Girolamo Palazzuoli
Successor:Giovanni Antonio Massimo
Consecration:30 November 1614
Consecrated By:Giovanni Garzia Mellini
Birth Date:22 December 1572
Birth Place:Ajaccio, France
Death Date:27 November 1617 (age 44)
Death Place:Isola, Italy

Andrea Giustiniani, O.P. (22 December 1572 – 27 November 1617) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Isola (1614–1617).[1]

Biography

Andrea Giustiniani was born on 22 December 1572 in Ajaccio, France, and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers.On 24 November 1614, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul V as Bishop of Isola.On 30 November 1614, he was consecrated bishop by Giovanni Garzia Mellini, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati, with Galeazzo Sanvitale, Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Canosa, and Ulpiano Volpi, Archbishop of Chieti, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Isola until his death on 27 November 1617.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgiustnan.html "Bishop Andrea Giustiniani, O.P."