Giovanni Matteo Marchetti Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Matteo Marchetti
Bishop of Arezzo
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Arezzo
Term:1691–1704
Predecessor:Giuseppe Ottavio Attavanti
Successor:Benedetto Falconcini
Consecration:30 December 1691
Consecrated By:Bandino Panciatici
Birth Date:18 February 1647
Birth Place:Pistoia, Italy
Death Date:September 1704 (age 57)
Death Place:Arezzo, Italy
Nationality:Italian

Giovanni Matteo Marchetti (1647–1704) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Arezzo (1691–1704).[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Giovanni Matteo Marchetti was born in Pistoia, Italy on 18 February 1647.[4] On 19 December 1691, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Arezzo. On 30 December 1691, he was consecrated bishop by Bandino Panciatici, Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio, with Prospero Bottini, Titular Archbishop of Myra, and Stefano Giuseppe Menatti, Titular Bishop of Cyrene, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Arezzo until his death in September 1704.

Notes and References

  1. Book: HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. Ritzler. Remigius. Sefrin . Pirminus . 98. 1952. Messagero di S. Antonio. Patavii. (in Latin)
  2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dacsi.html "Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro"
  3. http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/arez0.htm "Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro"
  4. Web site: Cheney . David M.. Bishop Giovanni Matteo Marchetti. Catholic-Hierarchy.org. June 16, 2018.