Giovanni Battista Soriani Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Soriani
Bishop of Bisceglie
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Bisceglie
Term:1576–1582
Predecessor:Leonardo Bonaccorsi
Successor:Nicola Secadenari
Consecration:2 September 1576
Consecrated By:Giulio Antonio Santorio
Death Date:25 June 1582
Death Place:Barletta, Italy

Giovanni Battista Soriani, O. Carm. (died 25 June 1582) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Bisceglie (1576–1582).

Biography

Giovanni Battista Soriani was ordained a priest in the Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.[1] On 22 August 1576, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Bisceglie. On 2 September 1576, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Antonio Santorio, Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all'Isola, with Gaspare Viviani, Bishop of Hierapetra et Sitia, and Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti de Nuce, Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Bisceglie until his death on 25 June 1582 in Barletta, Italy.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Paolo Bellardito, Bishop of Lipari (1580).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Battista Soriani, O. Carm.. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.