Giovanni Emblaviti Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Emblaviti
Bishop of Belcastro
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Belcastro
Term:1688–1722
Predecessor:Giovanni Alfonso Petrucci
Successor:Michelangelo Gentili
Ordination:24 September 1661
Consecration:7 June 1688
Consecrated By:Stefano Giuseppe Menatti
Birth Date:1638
Birth Place:Bova, Calabria, Italy
Death Date:April 1722 (age 84)
Death Place:Belcastro, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Giovanni Emblaviti (1638 – April 1722) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belcastro (1688–1722).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Emblaviti was born in Bova, Italy in 1638 and ordained a priest on 24 September 1661.[2] On 31 May 1688, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Belcastro.On 7 June 1688, he was consecrated bishop by Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene. He served as Bishop of Belcastro until his death in April 1722.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi . Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin. Pirminus. V. 115–116. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Emblaviti . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.