Giovanni Battista Spínola (archbishop) explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Battista Spínola
Church:Catholic Church
Archdiocese:Archdiocese of Genoa
Term:1694–1705
Predecessor:Giulio Vincenzo Gentile
Successor:Lorenzo Maria Fieschi
Birth Date:1625
Death Date:7 January 1705 (age 80)

Giovanni Battista Spínola (1625–1705) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Genoa (1694–1705)[1] [2] and Bishop of Luni e Sarzana (1665–1694).[3] [4]

Biography

Giovanni Battista Spínola was born in Genoa, Italy in 1625.[5] [6] On 22 April 1665, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bishop of Luni e Sarzana.On 13 September 1694, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Archbishop of Genoa.He served as Archbishop of Genoa until his death on 7 January 1705.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 207. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  2. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 225–226. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  3. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). IV. 226. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. (in Latin)
  4. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 250. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  5. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Archbishop Giovanni Battista Spínola . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.
  6. Web site: Chow . Gabriel. Archbishop Giovanni Battista Spinola . GCatholic.org. June 16, 2018.