Giovanni Battista Bracelli (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Bracelli
Bishop of Luni e Sarzana
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Luni e Sarzana
Term:1572–1590
Predecessor:Benedetto Lomellini
Successor:Giovanni Battista Salvago
Consecration:4 July 1572
Consecrated By:Paolo Burali d'Arezzo
Birth Place:Genoa, Italy

Giovanni Battista Bracelli (died 17 April 1590) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana (1572–1590).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Bracelli was born in Genoa, Italy.[2] On 2 June 1572, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana. On 4 July 1572, he was consecrated bishop by Paolo Burali d'Arezzo, Bishop of Piacenza, with Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of Saint Asaph, and Francesco Cittadini, Bishop of Castro del Lazio, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana until his death on 17 April 1590.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . III. 231. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Battista Bracelli . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.