Giovanni Battista Paggi (bishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Paggi
Bishop of Brugnato
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Brugnato
Term:1655–1663
Predecessor:Giantommaso Gastaldi
Successor:Giambattista Dadece
Consecration:20 June 1655
Consecrated By:Giulio Cesare Sacchetti
Cardinal:
Birth Date:1615
Birth Place:Genoa, Italy
Death Date:8 February 1663 (age 48)
Death Place:Brugnato, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Giovanni Battista Paggi, B. (1615 – 8 February 1663) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brugnato (1655–1663).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Paggi was born in Genoa, Italy in 1615 and ordained a priest in the Barnabite Order.[2] On 14 June 1655, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Brugnato. On 20 June 1655, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Cesare Sacchetti, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Francesco Antonio Sacchetti, Bishop of Troia, and Giacinto Cordella, Bishop of Venafro, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Brugnato until his death on 8 February 1663.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 122. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Battista Paggi, B. . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.