Giovanni Mascardi Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Mascardi
Bishop of Nebbio
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Nebbio
Term:1621–1646
Predecessor:Giuliano Castagnola
Successor:Vincenzo Saporiti
Consecration:25 April 1621
Consecrated By:Maffeo Barberini
Death Date:1646
Death Place:Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse, Corsica

Giovanni Mascardi (died 1646) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nebbio (1621–1646).[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

On 19 April 1621, Giovanni Mascardi was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Nebbio. He served as Canon of the Cathedral of Mariana.On 25 April 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Maffeo Barberini, Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Onofrio, with Diofebo Farnese, Titular Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Ulpiano Volpi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Nebbio until his death in 1646.

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol IV. Gauchat. Patritius (Patrice). 255. 1935. Libraria Regensbergiana. Münster. Mascardi had been Canon of the Cathedral of Mariana. He was consecrated in Rome by Cardinal Maffeo Barberini on 25 April 1621.. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmascg.html "Bishop Giovanni Mascardi"
  3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dn514.html "Diocese of Nebbio"
  4. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t2061.htm "Titular Episcopal See of Nebbio"