Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta
Bishop of Hvar
Church:Catholic Church
Diocese:Diocese of Hvars
Term:1693–1704
Predecessor:Gerolamo Priuli
Successor:Raimondo Asperti
Ordination:18 December 1655
Consecration:14 June 1693
Consecrated By:Marcantonio Barbarigo
Birth Date:8 September 1632
Birth Place:Brixien
Death Date:14 April 1719

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P. (8 September 1632 – 14 April 1719) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Hvar (1693–1704).[1]

Biography

Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta was born in Brixien on 8 September 1632 and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers on 18 December 1655.On 8 June 1693, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XII as Bishop of Hvar.On 14 June 1693, he was consecrated bishop by Marcantonio Barbarigo, Bishop of Corneto e Montefiascone, with Ercole Domenico Monanni, Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, and Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Bishop of Novara, serving as co-consecrators.He served as Bishop of Hvar until his resignation on 1 April 1704. He died on 14 April 1719.

While bishop, he was the principal co-consecrator of Francesco Martinengo, Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia (1711).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/brovettag.html "Bishop Giovanni Tommaso Rovetta, O.P."