Giovanni Battista Sfondrati Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Sfondrati
Bishop of Pavia
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Pavia
Term:1642–1647
Predecessor:Fabrizio Landriani
Successor:Francesco Biglia
Consecration:14 Dec 1642
Consecrated By:Giulio Roma
Death Date:1647

Giovanni Battista Sfondrati (died 1647) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pavia (1642–1647).[1]

Biography

On 1 Dec 1642, Giovanni Battista Sfondrati was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Pavia.[2] On 14 Dec 1642, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Roma, Bishop of Tivoli, with Lelio Falconieri, Titular Archbishop of Thebae, and Giovanni Battista Altieri (seniore), Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Pavia until his death in 1647.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 273. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Battista Sfondrati . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.