Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi
Archbishop of Milan
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Milan
Term:1526–1550
Predecessor:Ippolito II d'Este
Successor:Ippolito II d'Este
Consecration:22 May 1526
Consecrated By:Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte
Birth Date:27 September 1485
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Death Date:6 April 1555
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Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi (1485–1555) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Novara (1526–1550)[1] andArchbishop of Milan (1550–1555).[2]

Biography

Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi was born in Milan, Italy on 27 September 1485.[3] [4]

In 1508, he rediscovered books 1–6 of Tacitus' Annals at the Princely Abbey of Corvey.[5]

On 2 March 1526, Arcimboldi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Novara. On 22 May 1526, he was consecrated bishop by Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, with Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, Archbishop of Manfredonia, and Bernardo Ruggieri, Bishop of Sora, serving as co-consecrators.

On 19 March 1550, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Julius III as Archbishop of Milan, in which capacity he served until his death on 6 April 1555.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of:

External links and additional sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 260–261. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 240. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  3. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Archbishop Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.
  5. Latin Literature: A History by Gian Biagio Conte, Don P. Fowler, Glen W. Most and Joseph Solodow (Nov 4, 1999) Johns Hopkins University Press page 543