Giovanni Battista Malaspina Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Malaspina
Bishop of Massa Marittima
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Massa Marittima
Term:1629–1655
Predecessor:Fabio Piccolomini
Successor:Bandino Accarigi
Consecration:13 Dec 1629
Consecrated By:Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia
Birth Date:1589
Death Date:16 Oct 1655 (age 66)

Giovanni Battista Malaspina (1589–1655) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Massa Marittima (1629–1655).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Malaspina was born in 1589.[2] On 13 Dec 1629, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Massa Marittima.On 13 Dec 1629, he was consecrated bishop by Carlo Emmanuele Pio di Savoia, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, with Alessandro Filonardi, Bishop of Aquino, and Ranuccio Scotti Douglas, Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Massa Marittima until his death on 16 Oct 1655.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 234. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Battista Malaspina . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.