Giovanni Battista Alfieri Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Alfieri
Bishop of Fano
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Fano
Term:1649–1676
Predecessor:Alessandro Castracani
Successor:Angelo Maria Ranuzzi
Consecration:2 Jan 1650
Consecrated By:Marcantonio Franciotti
Birth Place:Ostra Vetere, Italy
Death Date:17 Sep 1676

Giovanni Battista Alfieri (died 1676) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fano (1649–1676).

Biography

Giovanni Battista Alfieri was born in Ostra Vetere, Italy.On 9 Dec 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Fano.On 2 Jan 1650, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Franciotti, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Pace, with Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, Archbishop of Fermo, and Giambattista Spínola (seniore), Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, serving as co-consecrators.He served as Bishop of Fano until his death on 17 Sep 1676.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Baldassarre Bonifazio, Bishop of Capodistria (1653); and Francesco de Andreis, Bishop of Nona (1653).

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