Giovanni Battista Sighicelli Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Sighicelli
Bishop of Faenza
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Faenza
Term:1562–1575
Predecessor:Teodoro Pio
Successor:Annibale Grassi
Birth Place:San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy
Death Date:12 July 1575
Death Place:Faenza, Italy

Giovanni Battista Sighicelli (died 1575) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Faenza (1562–1575).[1] [2]

On 18 March 1562, Giovanni Battista Sighicelli was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Bishop of Faenza.Native of San Giovanni in Persiceto,[3] he served as Bishop of Faenza until his death on 12 July 1575.

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  1. Book: Eubel, Konrad. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol III. 194. 1923. Libreria Regensbergiana. Münster. second . la.
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsighic.html "Bishop Giovanni Battista Sighicelli"
  3. Book: Amati, Amato. Dizionario corografico dell·Italia : opera illustrata da circa 1000 armi comunali colorate e da parecchie centinaia di incisioni intercalate nel testo rappresentanti i principali monumenti d·Italia / 7 Sa - Sz.. 1219. 1869. Vallardi. Milano. it.